Finland to close all but one Russia border crossing to stop asylum seekers
- Finnish border guards are erecting barriers, including concrete obstacles topped with barbed wire, at some crossing points on the country's border with Russia to control an influx of migrants.
- Finland is closing three more crossing points, leaving only one Arctic point open for migrants seeking asylum.
- In November, 600 migrants without proper visas and documentation, mostly from the Middle East and Africa, arrived in Finland compared to a few dozen in September and October.
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Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Russia must stop sending asylum seekers across its frontier into Finland in what amounts to a “hybrid attack”, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Friday, after the Nordic nation temporarily shut all border passenger crossings bar one. More than 800 migrants from nations including Afghanistan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen have entered Finland via Russia in recent weeks, an increase from less tha…
Finlandia crea centros de recepción de inmigrantes tras cerrar cruces con Rusia
De acuerdo a medios internacionales el Ministerio del Interior de Finlandia ha anunciado la creación de centros de recepción de inmigrantes. Esto después de que haya entrado en vigor este mismo viernes 24 de noviembre el cierre de todos los pasos fronterizos con Rusia. Dentro de los cierres está la excepción del de Raja-Jooseppi, el cual está ubicado en el extremo norte de la frontera entre ambos países. “Esta es una forma que tienen las autorid…
Finland's border dispute with Russia intensifies over migrant influx
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has called on Russia to cease sending asylum seekers to Finland, characterizing the practice as a "hybrid attack." Finland recently closed most border crossings due to an influx of over 800 migrants from nations including Afghanistan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Finland is accusing Russia of orchestrating the situation as retaliation for increased defense cooperation with the United Sta…
Rusia usa migrantes como ‘armas’ en la frontera con Finlandia
Estocolmo. Soportando temperaturas gélidas, un número creciente de solicitantes de asilo de Oriente Medio y África, provenientes de Rusia, se presentan desde hace unas semanas en la frontera finlandesa, en lo que Helsinki considera un ataque híbrido orquestado por Moscú.Vestidos con abrigos de invierno, muchos de ellos llegan en bicicleta, tratando de eludir la prohibición de cruzar la frontera a pie, aunque Finlandia prohibió la semana pasada l…
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