Muslims have hit back over plans to introduce a burqa ban in Estonia by saying that politicians should have more important things to discuss, as there are no women wearing full face veils that they know of in the country.
Category: Refugees
ERR News and ERR: Vao – the small village most Estonians had never heard of until the refugee crisis
This summer, a small village even most Estonians had never heard of, suddenly became the epicenter of public discourse. There are a lot of stories about Vao – where the country's largest refugee center is based – and most of them are untrue.
Baltic Times: Right wing parties launch 24 hour anti-migrant rally in Tallinn
TALLINN - Protestors marched through the Estonian capital today bearing flags, banners, and torches of fire — part of a 24 hour anti immigrant rally calling for stricter EU border controls and a national referendum on whether Estonia should take in EU quotas of refugees.
Baltic Times: Estonia and Italy sign agreement over acceptance of refugees
Estonia and Italy have signed an agreement this week outlining the terms of relocating refugees who have arrived in southern Europe and are seeking asylum.
ERR News: Refugee donations increase after immigration center fire
Offers to help refugees in Estonia have “sky-rocketed” after an arson attack at the country's only immigration center two weeks ago, the head of the Estonian Refugee Council said.
ERR News: 81 immigrants granted asylum in Estonia in last 10 years
In the last 10 years, Estonia has given 81 people 'international protection' after they applied for asylum, figures show.
ERR News: Language is not the only way to integrate says foundation
There are more ways to integrate than simply speaking the same language, Estonia's Integration and Migration Foundation has said.
Baltic Times: Estonia Commemorates 1941 deportations
TALLINN - Thousands of people across Estonia paid their respects to the memories of more than 10,000 of their fellow countrymen and women, who were deported in 1941 by the Soviets.
Helen Wright 