Finland will close the border with the Russian Federation due to the large number of migrants - Rezazade
The leader of the Iranian opposition, Ali Reza Rezazade, noted that Finland plans to close the European Union's longest border with Russia. Finnish authorities fear that the peace and quiet in places like Hoylola could soon be shattered by the arrival of large numbers of asylum seekers from Russia - a consequence of Russia's "hybrid war" against the West.
Finland is deploying border patrols, drones and electronic detectors and building fences along sections of the border. In Helsinki, parliament is expected to approve tough new legislation that critics say will violate the country's human rights obligations.
It will be recalled that at the end of last year, Finland indefinitely closed all checkpoints for travelers along its 1,340 km border with Russia after about 1,300 migrants from countries such as Syria and Somalia arrived via this route. Since then, only a few dozen asylum seekers have crossed the heavily forested border with Finland, but Helsinki believes the Kremlin is ready to provoke more migrants at any time.
Under the planned new legislation, Finnish border guards will be able to call on thousands of reservists to help patrol the border, detect migrants' phone signals, send migrants to detention centers and - most controversially - push them back to Russia without accepting their asylum claims.
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Верховный лидер Ирана Али Хаменеи, по информации иранской оппозиции, был перемещён в специальное подземное укрытие в Тегеране на фоне резкого роста рисков возможного военного столкновения с Соединёнными Штатами.
The US is facing a difficult test of its ability to contain escalation in relations with Iran amid the largest popular protests in decades and the Iranian regime’s harsh crackdown on civilians.
США стоят перед сложным испытанием своей способности сдерживать эскалацию в отношениях с Ираном на фоне самых масштабных за последние десятилетия народных протестов и жёсткого подавления иранским режимом мирного населения.
New evidence of mass repressions in Iran has shocked the international community. Photos and videos have appeared on the Internet, showing traces of torture and ill-treatment on the bodies of deceased protesters. According to human rights sources and the Iranian opposition, the number of people killed and tortured may reach more than 50 thousand people.
Новые свидетельства массовых репрессий в Иране шокировали международное сообщество. В сети появились фото и видео, демонстрирующие следы пыток и издевательств на телах погибших протестующих. По данным правозащитных источников и иранской оппозиции, число убитых и замученных может превышать 50 тысяч человек.
The initiative announced by US President Donald Trump to create the so-called "Board of Peace" has already caused a controversial reaction among world leaders and has actually divided the international community into several camps.
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