Stop the deportations to Afghanistan!
Stoppa utvisningarna till Afghanistan!
Content
- History of the network
- Cooperation with other networks
- Read more - articles in English about Swedish migration policy
- Cooperation with other networks
- Read more - articles in English about Swedish migration policy
History
"Stop the deportations of Afghan youth!" was an appeal that was published October 12, 2016.
The website with the same name contains information for helpers and youth, texts written by them, facts, news and debate.
The facebookgroup was meant for information and policy making. After a few months, Afghan youth themselves asked for membership, and their share grew quickly. After two years, the group had 21,000 members, of whom we estimate one third are Afghans. It has been very important for distribution of support and information to the youngsters. Many suicides have been prevented.
The network has no board. Different and sometimes temporary groupings operate different activities. Several thousands of letters have been sent to politicians. Numerous articles, letters to editors etc. have been written. Members have participated in national and local manifestations.
During summer 2017, it was obvious that thousands of youngsters would stand without economic support and/or accommodation. To make it possible to collect money in a safe and transaparent way, the non-governmental organisation Stöttepelaren (the Supporting Pillar) was registered.
During a workshop in January 2019, these decisions were taken:
- Our first priority is to stop deportation to Afghanistan, with children and youngsters in focus.
- We want the temporary law to be amended so that "other protective and aggravating circumstances" are reintroduced.
In 2017, a similar appeal "Stop deportations to Afghanistan now" was launched, with 2,000 people signing. During 2019, it was obvious that another vulnerable group is the 2,000 children living in limbo together with their parents.
In March 2020, the two appeals were merged under the title "Stop deportations to Afghanistan!", which gives us better possibilities to cooperate with the networks around the families.
Contact
Ingrid Eckerman ingrid.eckerman@gmail.com +46 70 55 73 193
Karin Fridell Anter karinfa@explicator.se +46 707 694 017
Cooperation with other networks
In March 2017, we participated in the Röda tråden march (the Red Thread March), arranged by #Vi står inte ut (We cannot stand it).
From August to October, 2017, the youth network Ung i Sverige (Young in Sweden) went on sit strike, supported by helpers' networks.
In October, 2017, members of the network founded Stöttepelaren - the "Supporting Pillar" - to distribute support to youth who sought asylum in Sweden as unaccompanied minors.
On November 25, 2017, two years after the Prime Minister presented the new "temporary" asylum law, the network arranged the manifestation Flyktingarnas dag (the Refugees' Day), followed by a much appreciated party for youngsters and helpers.
On October 4, 2018, the network arranged the international conference How safe is Afghanistan? and four days later the nationwide manifestation Sweden against deportations.
During the spring 2019, the network participated in the actions 17 000 blommor - 17 000 liv (17,000 flowers - 17,000 lives). On and before June 18, we demonstrated inside and outside the House of Parliament, against the extension of the "temporary law".
In July 2019, Afghan families with children formed a network Liv utan gränser (Life without borders). They started a sit strike with support from Ung i Sverige as well as from helpers' networks. Several manifestations were arranged. The strike ended after the many manifestations around the opening of the Parliament in september.
On November 20, 2019, the network Liv utan gränser arranged manifestations in many places, commemorating the Declaration of Children's Rights. On November 24, there were protest against the "contemporary law" nationwide. Read more!
On May 1, 2020, a "digital demonstration" För en mänsklig flyktingpolitik (For a human refugee politics) was marching on Facebook. Around 70 groups and organisations participated with their own banners, and 2 500 people "walked". In July, the march started again, to walk until the government presents the proposal for the new refugee law that becomes valid in July, 2021 - or maybe to the election in September, 2022.
In March, 2021, the electronic book Den onödiga flyktingkrisen - rättssäkerheten, civilsamhället och flyktingarna 2015-2021 (The unnecessary refugee crisis - the legal certainty, the civils society and the refugees 2015-2012) was launched by six editors from different networks. The printed copy was launched in October 2021. Some of the chapters and other articles are available in English and farsi.
The network is one of the member groups of FARR, the Refugee Groups' National Council. In November 2022, we signed the protest against the Tidö agreement.
The network is one of the member groups of FARR, the Refugee Groups' National Council. In November 2022, we signed the protest against the Tidö agreement.
Read more
See also some articles and reports at Many reports about the asylum politics
Articles in the blog labelled English.
2024
Rejection motivations in SOGIESC asylum cases in Sweden Updated report, RFSL 17.9.2024
From 'open hearts' to closed borders: behind Sweden's negativ net immigration figures The Guardian 19.8.2024
Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm across society The Guardian 11.8.2024
Right of asylum recedes in EU-based legal limbo Sofia Rönnow Pessah, Artikel 14 2024;2
Supreme Court of Immigration: Confidence in jury member's neutrality has shaken, Hanif Jafari's case should be reexamined Stockholmian 29.7.2024
New report 2024: The legal unsecurity at the Swedish Migration Agency remains Stoppa utvisningarna till Afghanistan! 25.3.2024
2023
View of fragmentation of hope through tiny acts of bureaucratic cruelty - another kind of war on Afghan people seeking asylum in Sweden Torun Elsrud, Refuge 2023;39 (nr 2):1-17
What "angiverilagen" (The Reporting Act) means FARR, October 23, 2023
New report: The Swedish Migration Agency underestimate the risks for returnees to Afghanistan Stoppa utvisningarna till Afghanistan! June 11, 2023
How do Swedish authorities judge the risks for returnees from Sweden to Taliban's Afghanistan? Twenty refusal decisions on asylum applications from Afghan citizens scrutinized Stoppa utvisningarna till Afghanistan! June 9, 2023
Sweden's new migration policy The Government 2023
Online briefing: Access to asylum for Afghans in Europe Webinar, ECRE April 24, 2023. Michael Williams, FARR, at 1,35 hours.
The difficulties of moving to Sweden as a non-EU spouse - even if you marry a Swedish princess The Local 16.3.2023
2022
Protest against the Tidö agreement and a xenophobic refugee policy FARR, Nov 26, 2022
Marit Törnqvist: Refugee's stories and the big loss Podcast Dec 2022
Protest march in Sweden and Germany with the slogan: Release detained girls Nimrokh media Febr 8, 2022
2021
The Unnecessary Refugee Crisis (Den onödiga flyktingkrisen) Texts and links in English
Those who were sent back: Return and rejection of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan and Iraq Delmi report 2021:10
What happens when rejected asylum seekers are sent back Forbes, June 14, 2021
Life after deportation to Afghanistan Ellinor Friström May, 2021
Situation of Afghan refugees in Europe & “Afghans who have been forcibly returned Webinar, AMASO May 2, 2021
Karin Fridell Anter, PhD, providing information about #Afghan #refugees in #Sweden AMASO, May 2, 2021
Karin Fridell Anter, PhD, providing information about #Afghan #refugees in #Sweden AMASO, May 2, 2021
Suède: migrants, retours à la case départ Arte TV April 23, 2021 (In French)
Children in Sweden deported despite UN convention Radio Sweden April 8, 2021
Afghanistan in 2021 and the situation facing returning asylum seekers Farr.se Febr 22, 2021
2020
Find a job before Friday or get a one-way ticket to Afghanistan Ellinor Friström Dec, 2020
Country report: Sweden. Update 2020. AIDA - Asylum Information Database
'I want to be safe again': The Afghan migrants sent home to a conflict zone The Telegraph Dec 9, 2020
Asylum investigations of Afghan citizens in Sweden 2015-2020 Stoppa utvisningarna till Afghanistan! Dec 6, 2020
Wasted children's lives: the victims of Swedish development aid to Afghanistan Kabul News Nov 22, 2020
Migrants detained during the corona crisis Sofia Häyhtiö et al, Linköping University and FARR, Oct 30, 2020
Joint submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review of SWEDEN. 35th Session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights CouncilJanuary 2020 Presented by: Civil Rights Defenders, Sweden 2020
Sweden's compliance with the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CAT). Joint NGO submission for the UN Committee Against Torture review of Sweden during its 70th session Civil Rights Defenders 23.9.2020
How did a rich trip to Brussels challenge life of thousands Afghan refugee children in Sweden? Stoppa utvisningarna till Afghanistan Oct 22, 2020
Afghan migrants escaped war; Doomed to hopeless future in Europe Khaama Press Oct 12, 2020
Swedes complain to UN over government's "brutal" treatment of unaccompanied young migrants. Novena News Oct 5, 2020
Wasted dreams - how did a rich trip to Brussels challenge the lives of thousands of Afghan refugee children in Sweden etaatrooz Oct, 2020 (in Dari) English translation
Sweden's compliance with the conventions against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment (CAT) Civil Rights Defenders Sept 23, 2020
Sweden: The situation of refugees of Afghan origin July 11, 2020
Detained and disregarded: How Covid-19 has affected detained and deportable migrants in Sweden University of London, Faculty of Law 13.7.2020
Sweden has a problem sending asylum seekers back Forbes Feb. 11, 2020
2019
Demonstration against deportation of Afghan asylum seekers in Stockholm Afghan Human Rights Sept 12, 2019
Age assessments July 6, 2019
Asztalos Morell I. (2019) Contestations of the Swedish Deportation Regime: Civil Mobilisation for and with Afghan Youth. In: Feischmidt M., Pries L., Cantat C. (eds) Refugee Protection and Civil Society in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham Abstrakt Google books
How many years does it take to clear out the unaccompanied youngsters from Sweden? June 25, 2019
Inquiry into the asylum processes of religious converts in Sweden Pingst, March 20, 2019
Söderman, Emma. Resistance through acting - Ambivalent practices of the No Border Musical Thesis, Lunds universitet 2019
Östman, Caroline. Unaccompanied minors and political responses in Sweden: Challenges for social work. Dissertation, Mittuniversitetet 2019. ISBN: 978-91-88947-01-7
Barker, Vanessa. Nordic Nationalism and Penal Order. Walling the Welfare State Routledge 2019, 1st Edition. 168 s.
Hemmaty, Mona. On the margins. Migrants, status mobility and recent turns in Swedish asylum polictics Dissertation, Lunds universitet 2019
2018
Do the migration authorities in EU underestimate the insecurity in Afghanistan? Stoppa utvisningarna Oct 14, 2018
How safe is Afghanistan? Stockholm Oct 4, 2018 Stoppa utvisningarna Aug 23, 2018
Swedish student's protest puts issue of Afghan deportations into the spotlight The Local July 25, 2018
March 18, 2018
Swedes complain to UN over government's "brutal" treatment of unaccompanied young migrants Novena, News Oct 5, 2018
Suicides higher among refugee youths in Sweden The Local, Febr 19, 2018
From Europe to Afghanistan. Experiences of child returnees Save the Children Sweden 2018
Hedlund D, Wikmark T. Unaccompanied children seeking asylum on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Journal of Refugee Studies, 2019;32(2) June 2019:257–277.
Protected on Paper? An analysis of Nordic country responses to asylum-seeking children UNICEF 2018
How safe is Afghanistan? Internationell konferens 4.10.2018
Djampour, P. Border crossing bodies: the stories of eight youth with experience of migrating Dissertation, Malmö universitet 2018. ISBN 9789171049148
Djampour, P. Border crossing bodies: the stories of eight youth with experience of migrating Dissertation, Malmö universitet 2018. ISBN 9789171049148
I have lived my whole life as an immigrant - Afghan refugees in Sweden Ellinor Friström January 18, 2018
Andersson LMC, Hjern A, Ascher H.Undocumented adult migrants in Sweden: mental health and associated factor BMC Public Health 2018;18:1369
Sundqvist J, Padyab M, Hurtig A-K, Ghazinour M. The association between social support and the mental health of social workers and police officers who work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking refugee children’s forced repatriation: A Swedish experience International Journal of Mental Health 2018;47(1)
Sundqvist J, Padyab M, Hurtig A-K, Ghazinour M. The association between social support and the mental health of social workers and police officers who work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking refugee children’s forced repatriation: A Swedish experience International Journal of Mental Health 2018;47(1)
2017
'Sweden sends us to be killed' - young Afghans face perilous deportation The Guardian, Dec 21, 2017
Hansson Jonas. Mind the Blues. Swedish Police Officers' Mental Health and Forced Deportation of Unaccompanied Refugee Children Dissertation, Umeå universitet 2017. ORCID-id: 0000-0001-6113-414X
Afghan ministry: deportees from Sweden get little help Radio Sweden Oct 12, 2017
106 year old Afghan woman avoids deportation from Sweden RT Oct 5, 2017
Refugee youths protest Swedish deportations to Afghanistan The Local, Aug. 7, 2017
Once again, Sweden is planning to deport a convert to Afghanistan #Vistårinteut, July 31, 2017
How is Sweden tackling its integration challenges? The Local, May 2, 2017
Sweden launches second wave of controversial Afghan deportations Blankspot, March 27, 2017
"I only have a dream now - to die" Blankspot, March 26, 2017
Sweden's temporary asylum laws: The impending problems for stateless refugees Stateless.eu 21.3.2017
How Afghans became second-class asylum seekers The Conversation Febr 20, 2017
2016
For one Afghan boy, hope of a new life in Europe ends in suicide Reuter Investigates Sept 22, 2016
Daniel Hedlund. Drawing the limits. Unaccompanied minors in Swedish asylum policy and procedure Avhandling, Stockholms universitet 2016
Seeking refuge: Unaccompanied Children in Sweden Reliefweb June 9, 2016
Human rights watchdog slams Sweden over migrant children The Local June 9, 2016
Unaccompanied child refugees suffering on route to Europe laid bare The Guardian June 9, 2016
2015
Sending rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan Radio Sweden 2.3.2015
https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6156334 2015
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