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Last weekend in Førde a woman from Sri Lanka poured gasoline over herself and her 20 month old baby and then set herself and him on fire.
She had been in Norway for 6 or 7 years. Having arrived in the country as refugees, she and her husband had been waiting all that time for their case to be resolved.
That is how long it sometimes takes for asylum seekers to get a definite answer as to whether they will be allowed to stay or not. In the meantime they are not allowed to work, and it is hard to find ways of personal growth or development. Life is suspended, in a way, but time and events continue to unfold.
The woman and her husband, for instance, had conceived a son in this country. The baby had been born here and would have grown up speaking Norwegian, perhaps.
Finally a few months ago a negative reply came for the husband. In the meantime the couple had grown apart, and they'd separated. When appeals failed the man was sent back to Sri Lanka.
Apparently, sometime last week also the woman's case was turned down.
She was a very quiet person, said another asylum seeker, a young girl from Uzbekistan.
She cried a lot.
She'd had a sister in Sri Lanka, a sister who was murdered years ago.
She died at Førde hospital two days after the incident.
Her son died a day later.
She had been in Norway for 6 or 7 years. Having arrived in the country as refugees, she and her husband had been waiting all that time for their case to be resolved.
That is how long it sometimes takes for asylum seekers to get a definite answer as to whether they will be allowed to stay or not. In the meantime they are not allowed to work, and it is hard to find ways of personal growth or development. Life is suspended, in a way, but time and events continue to unfold.
The woman and her husband, for instance, had conceived a son in this country. The baby had been born here and would have grown up speaking Norwegian, perhaps.
Finally a few months ago a negative reply came for the husband. In the meantime the couple had grown apart, and they'd separated. When appeals failed the man was sent back to Sri Lanka.
Apparently, sometime last week also the woman's case was turned down.
She was a very quiet person, said another asylum seeker, a young girl from Uzbekistan.
She cried a lot.
She'd had a sister in Sri Lanka, a sister who was murdered years ago.
She died at Førde hospital two days after the incident.
Her son died a day later.
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