Al-Hol

A Woman in Al-Hol Camp, Syria. Photo: Y. Boechat (VOA).

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Finland

ROJ CAMP

Finland repatriated two children and their mother from Syria

The Nomad Today 7/17/21

Some Finns are not opposed to the repatriation of children, but they refuse to have their mothers repatriated

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (L). Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Finland

20 WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Government spent 395,000 euros on repatriations from Al-Hol

The Nomad Today 3/18/21

The government claims that it has charged returnees for their travel expenses and documents.

US Army troops deployed on a highway in Syria. Photo: Ivan Omar Hassib from Pexels.

World

TERRORISM

Sweden convicts woman over abducting son to Islamic State territory

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/8/21

The boy's father, whom she had divorced, had agreed to let her take their son to Turkey for a holiday, but the court found that she continued on to territory in Syria controlled by Islamic State.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk,

Finland

FOREIGN MINISTRY

Finland repatriates 6 children and 2 women from Syrian Al-Hol camp

The Nomad Today 12/20/20

About 15 Finnish children and less than 10 mothers are still interned in the camps in north-east Syria.

Finland

AL-HOL

Haavisto wins confidence vote over handling of repatriation

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/20

Last week, the Constitutional Law Committee criticized Haavisto for breaching administrative laws.

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Twitter/@Haavisto/file photo.

Finland

PARLIAMENT

Foreign Minister Haavisto reprimanded by Constitutional Law Committee

The Nomad Today 12/9/20

The investigation concluded that Haavisto's actions are reprehensible, but not sufficient to initiate prosecution.

Maria-Ohisalo-Pekka-Haavisto-by-Lauri-Heikkinen-Vnk

Finland

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Siege intensifies around Foreign Minister Haavisto

The Nomad Today 7/6/20

Police say the preliminary investigation into the minister that began in February has been completed.

World

Swedish woman escaped from Al-Hol camp and returned to Sweden

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

She was smuggled out of Al-Hol and reached Turkey, where authorities then put her on a flight to Sweden. She is being investigated for war crimes.

Finland

Government brings women and children from al-Hol to Finland

The Nomad Today 6/1/20

Three families "escaped" via Turkey and received assistance and documents from the Finnish Embassy in Ankara, according to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Finland

Government still working for children in the al-Hol camp

The Nomad Today 4/20/20

Two orphans were evacuated to Finland in December 2019.

Finland

New action plan on violent radicalization and extremism

The Nomad Today 12/19/19

The Finnish Government issued a resolution on this new action plan on the same day it announced the return of the first two children from al-Hol camp. The Ministry of the Interior…

Finland

Finnish authorities rescued two orphaned children from Al-Hawl

The Nomad Today 12/19/19

The municipality in which they are staying or may live in the future will not be disclosed to protect them from the public eye. 10 Finnish women and about 30 children are still in the refugee…