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FINLAND - SYRIA - CONFLICT

Members of Syrian community in Finland celebrate in Helsinki, Finland on December 8, 2024 the end of the Baath rule in Syria after rebel fighters took control of Damascus overnight. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - SYRIA - CONFLICT

Members of Syrian community in Finland wave Syrian flag and celebrate in Helsinki, Finland on December 8, 2024 the end of the Baath rule in Syria after rebel fighters took control of Damascus overnight. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - SYRIA - CONFLICT

Members of Syrian community in Finland celebrate in Helsinki, Finland on December 8, 2024 the end of the Baath rule in Syria after rebel fighters took control of Damascus overnight. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - SYRIA - CONFLICT

Members of Syrian community in Finland wave Syrian flag and celebrate in Helsinki, Finland on December 8, 2024 the end of the Baath rule in Syria after rebel fighters took control of Damascus overnight. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - SYRIA - CONFLICT

Members of Syrian community in Finland wave Syrian flag and celebrate in Helsinki, Finland on December 8, 2024 the end of the Baath rule in Syria after rebel fighters took control of Damascus overnight. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

A patrol car of the Finnish Border Guard is seen near the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

Gates are seen at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

Gates are seen at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

Gates are seen at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

Information is seen on a gate at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

Gates are seen at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The closed Vaalimaa border crossing point

The closed entry area leading to the Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia is seen in Virolahti, Finland, on March 18, 2024. The southernmost and normally busiest border crossing point on the border between Finland and Russia, as well as all other border crossing points on the eastern border, will be closed at least until April 14. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Swedish Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard visiting the Pelkola border check point in Imatra, Finland, on February 20, 2024. The Minister, alongside Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen, visited Finland's eastern border with Russia and received an update on instrumentalised migration at the eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen and Swedish Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard visit the Pelkola border check point in Imatra, Finland, on February 20, 2024. The Ministers visited Finland's eastern border with Russia and received an update on instrumentalised migration at the eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen and Swedish Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard visit the Pelkola border check point in Imatra, Finland, on February 20, 2024. The Ministers visited Finland's eastern border with Russia and received an update on instrumentalised migration at the eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen and Swedish Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard visit the Pelkola border check point in Imatra, Finland, on February 20, 2024. The Ministers visited Finland's eastern border with Russia and received an update on instrumentalised migration at the eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen and Swedish Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard visit the Pelkola border check point in Imatra, Finland, on February 20, 2024. The Ministers visited Finland's eastern border with Russia and received an update on instrumentalised migration at the eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen and Swedish Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard visit the Pelkola border check point in Imatra, Finland, on February 20, 2024. The Ministers visited Finland's eastern border with Russia and received an update on instrumentalised migration at the eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Asylum seeker's sweet-bitter story in Rwanda's transit center

STORY: Asylum seeker's sweet-bitter story in Rwanda's transit center SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the transit center 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GEBRAYESUS WINTA GIRMAY, Asylum seeker at Gashora Transit Center STORYLINE: Sitting on her bed in the hostel where she now lives, Gebrayesus Winta Girmay's frustration is visible when talking about her life in Libya. Gebrayesus is an Eritrean who worked as a cleaner in Egypt before heading to Libya from where she was evacuated to Rwanda. She is one of the African asylum seekers from a variety of countries who were evacuated out of Libya detention centers through a transit mechanism to the Gashora transit facility in eastern Rwanda's Bugesera District. Gebrayesus was flown to Rwanda over a year ago by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) after spending five months in Libya. The asylum seekers that Xinhua met at the transit center speak warmly abou

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Patrol car of the Finnish Border Guard at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Patrol car of the Finnish Border Guard at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Patrol car of the Finnish Border Guard at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itäraja pysyy kiinni, kun hallitus jatkoi sulkua

Closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on Sunday, 14th January, 2024. Finnish government decided last Thursday that Finland's Eastern border with Russia will remain closed until February 11th. Finland shut all eight checkpoints along its Eastern frontier with Russia in December, amid suspicions that Russian authorities were deliberately funneling undocumented asylum seekers to Finnish crossings. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Road to closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December16, 2023. The check point was re-closed again on yesterday evening because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. All border crossing points between Finland and Russia will be closed till January 14th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Road to closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December16, 2023. The check point was re-closed again on yesterday evening because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. All border crossing points between Finland and Russia will be closed till January 14th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Road to closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December16, 2023. The check point was re-closed again on yesterday evening because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. All border crossing points between Finland and Russia will be closed till January 14th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Road to closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December16, 2023. The check point was re-closed again on yesterday evening because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. All border crossing points between Finland and Russia will be closed till January 14th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Road to closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December16, 2023. The check point was re-closed again on yesterday evening because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. All border crossing points between Finland and Russia will be closed till January 14th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)