# Finnish court reopens asylum case of two Russians who faced deportation

https://mins.news/en/item/25372

- Meduza, 2026-08-18 17:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/finnish-court-reopens-asylum-case-of-two-russians-who-were-days-from-deportation

> A Finnish court has ordered a review of Olga Belova and her son Nikita Belov’s deportation case. The pair, who helped Ukrainian refugees, had been denied asylum, but their lawyer said they submitted substantial new evidence that they were being profiled as at risk of persecution. The case will now be reconsidered.

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