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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

  • Finland accuses Russia of facilitating migrant crossings in retaliation for joining NATO. The right-wing government aims to pass a bill allowing border guards to reject asylum seekers from Russia.
  • Helsinki closed its borders with Russia due to an influx of migrants, citing national security worries. There have been no new asylum seekers entering since March.
  • Prime Minister Orpo's government in Finland introduced the bill to uphold border security, despite conflicting with international human rights commitments.
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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications.

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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

Finnish lawmakers on Friday narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications because Helsinki says Moscow is orchestrating an influx of migrants to the border.

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Finland to vote on turning back migrants crossing from Russia

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's parliament is set to vote on a bill on Friday granting border guards the power to turn back asylum seekers crossing from Russia, after more than 1,300 people arrived in the country forcing Helsinki to close its border. Read full story

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Finland passes law to block migrants crossing from Russia

Finland’s parliament passed a law on Friday granting border guards the power to block asylum seekers crossing from Russia, after more than 1,300 people arrived in the country, forcing Helsinki to close its border.

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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications. The government’s bill was meant to introduce temporary measures to curb migrants from entering the Nordic nation. It is a response to what Finland sees as “hybrid warfare” from Moscow, accused by Helsinki for funnelling und…

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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications. The government’s bill was meant to introduce temporary measures to curb migrants from entering the Nordic nation. It is a response to what Finland sees as “hybrid warfare” from Moscow, accused by Helsinki of funneling undoc…

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