In Finland held a demonstration in support of the opening of the border with Russia was held in Helsinki, reports Yle.
‘Finnish human rights activists call on the government to open the border. Organisations ‘Free Movement’, association of support for asylum seekers, the Finnish branch of Amnesty International and We see you Finland held a demonstration with such a demand in the centre of Helsinki on November 30’, – stated in the material.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo has already stated that after the adoption of the law on the expulsion of refugees on the border with Russia, the authorities will be able to consider the possibility of opening border posts, but this was no longer mentioned. The authorities of the Republic explained this by the fact that the situation on the border has not changed and feared the flow of refugees from Russia.
Earlier, Professor of the University of Eastern Finland, Jussi Line, came up with an initiative to temporarily open one checkpoint on the border with the Russian Federation.
