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Right to live -demonstration

Helsinki, 2017

"We want a globally responsibly Finland

that gives asylum to people in danger"

The Right to live -demonstration lasted six months in the center of Helsinki. It was mostly organiced as a sit in -demo, with tents and participants running it 24/7.

Mohammed came to Finland with his wife and four kids.

The weather conditions in Finland are rough to run 24/7 demo.

Heaters in the tent kept participants warm, days and nights.

Demo participants had to deal with raising racism of, for example, Suomi Ensin -movement. Racists tried to burn the demo tent several times.

Nazim Al-Hamandi, one of the demos organizators, has been waiting for his asylum for 2,5 years.

Demo says: we deserve a safe future.

Muhammed Dulaimi in the demo tent.

Nameless invisible person resting in a demo tent. The invisible future of many asylum seekers.

Many visitors attended the demo, with good intentions.

Jasim Aliraqi from Iraq (in the middle) has been kicked out from his reception center since his asylum services has ended because of negative asylum. Luckily for him, summer came and the demo stayed in order to give hims at least some sort of support in his difficult situation.

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