Crimean Tatar Activist: “My Only Crime Was Being Tatar”
By Shumaila AslamPakistan Bureau Chief, Scandinavian News Agency Finland Nearly Two Years in Russian Detention Leniie Umerova, a 27-year-old Crimean Tatar activist, spent close to two years in Russian custody after refusing to accept a Russian passport. She was released in September 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking to […]
Four Palestinians, Two Israelis Killed in Nablus Clashes
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland West Bank tensions escalate after deadly Friday confrontation near Nablus Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians in the village of Tell, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Friday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, which said the killings came after an Israeli settler was killed in a […]
Iran Never Charged Hormuz Transit Fees, Says FM Araghchi
By Shumaila Aslam Bureau Chief Pakistan Snn News Finland Tehran Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a statement comparing global maritime transit fee practices, highlighting that Iran does not charge vessels for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, unlike several other major waterways worldwide. Global Waterway Fees Cited According to Araghchi, Egypt charges between $200,000 […]
US Citizen Natalie Abudayyeh Detained Without Charge in Israel
By Hammad Kahlun Scandinavian news Finland Pori, Finland A Finland-based human rights organization has raised alarm over the continued administrative detention of a 21-year-old US citizen in Israel, with no charges filed and family contact reportedly barred. Finn Right Raises Alarm Over Detention Finn Right, a human rights commission based in Pori, Finland, said it […]
Finland Arrests Two After Russia Border Crossing
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland Imatra, Finland Arrests Two individuals were arrested Monday evening after crossing into Finland from Russia without authorization near the eastern border town of Imatra, the Southeast Finland Border Guard confirmed. Unauthorized Crossing Near Imatra The incident occurred in a rural section of Finland’s eastern border, where construction of the […]
Finland Warns of Deep fake Police Scam Targeting Immigrants
By Riffat Kausar Snn News Finland Helsinki Finland Warns the Police public about a new scam involving Google Meet video calls and suspected AI-generated deepfakes, in which fraudsters impersonate police officers to extract personal and banking information. Scam First Reported in June The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the scam first came to light […]
Zelensky Overhauls Ukraine’s Military Command Amid Mass Protests
By Abida KahlunBureau Chief HelsinkiSnn News Finland HELSINKI Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed two of the country’s top Military Command , replacing them with new appointees in a major shake-up of the armed forces’ leadership. Commander-in-Chief and Chief of General Staff Both Replaced President Zelensky removed General Oleksandr Syrskyi as Military Command -in-Chief of […]
Hijab-Wearing Woman Cleans Up Litter at Jantar Mantar
By Shumaila Aslam Bureau Chief Pakistan Snn News Finland New Delhi A woman wearing a Hijab was seen voluntarily cleaning up litter left behind by fellow protesters at a demonstration organized in support of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) at Jantar Mantar, according to Snn News Finland Bureau Chief Shumaila Aslam. Incident Draws Attention […]
Ukraine Strikes Wildberries Warehouses in Russia, Fifth in a Week
By Hammad Kahlun, International Correspondent, Scandinavian News Agency Finland HELSINKI Ukrainian forces struck two more warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries overnight on July 22, hitting facilities in Nevinnomyssk and Krasnodar. The attacks bring the total number of destroyed distribution centers to five over the past week. Nevinnomyssk and Krasnodar Facilities Targeted The strike […]
Merz: Putin “Not Interested” in Peace, War Depends on Kremlin
By Hammad Kahlun, International Correspondent, Scandinavian News Agency Finland Turku, Finland German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that Russia and President Vladimir Putin remain Not Interested in a ceasefire, placing sole responsibility for ending the war on the Kremlin. Merz: Peace Talks Depend Entirely on Putin Speaking in Turku during a meeting with Nordic prime […]