Monday, December 05, 2005

[Finland] Immigration & Asylum / Helsingin Sanomat , Nov 2005

Nearly half of Chinese asylum-seekers disappear from reception centres
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"More than 40 percent of asylum applications of Chinese citizens during the past three years have either been cancelled, or the would-be refugees have disappeared before a decision on their application has been made. The group includes a number of children arriving alone in Finland."

More than 1,100 asylum-applicants disappear before decision is made
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"More than 1,100 people have disappeared from Finnish refugee reception centres during the processing of their asylum applications. "Criminal organisations and smugglers of people take advantage of the asylum process", said Interior Minister Kari Rajam�ki (SDP).