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Russians who fled war win case to end stay at South Korea airport

South Korean lawyers who represented the Russian asylum seekers stranded at Incheon International Airport, speak to reporters outside the Incheon District Court on February 14, 2023 [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]

A court in South Korea has granted two Russian men – who have been stranded at the country’s Incheon International Airport for months – the right to apply for refugee status and leave the terminal building.

The Incheon District Court on Tuesday also rejected one other Russian national’s plea for asylum, without detailing the reasons for the decision.

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