Finland 's Directorate of Immigration has decided to refuse entry to Naze Aghai, a Kurd from Iran who was given sanctuary by an Evangelical-Lutheran church in Turku in June after she was first denied asylum.

According to The Newsroom Finland, Helsinki immigration police notified Ms. Aghai of the decision on Monday.  The directorate's decision says Ms Aghai shall not enter Finland or any other Schengen country for two years.   

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The Chosunilbo of South Korea reports that Japan plans to fingerprint all foreign visitors aged 16 and up at immigration checkpoints starting in November.  The move is in accordance with an immigration law that was revised last year. The tips of visitors' two forefingers will be scanned at checkpoints on arrival. Those who refuse will be denied entry.

The fingerprint information will be stored in a database held by the Japanese public safety authority. The prints will be compared with information from a list of criminals, including terrorists. Visitors regarded as questionable will also be rejected from Japan .  Last year, 8.1 million foreigners entered Japan .  

Currently the U.S. is the only country that fingerprints foreign visitors. The Japan Bar Association opposed the revision of the immigration law last year, saying it would infringe on the privacy of foreign visitors.