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Articles with tag "Migration"

Asylum denied

Russia to Deport Togolese National Facing Death Penalty at Home

“Bozobeyidou Batoma can’t be put on a plane and forced to return to Togo, death awaits him there,” activists warned.
Path to citizenship

Russia Plans to Simplify Citizenship for Foreign Students, Official Says

The move could help Russia offset its falling population and record-low migration numbers.
Teaching Russian

Russia Takes Baby Steps Toward Integrating the Children of Immigrants

The country’s reliance on migrant workers to offset population decline poses a language challenge.
Dwindling numbers

Russia’s Migrant Numbers Hit Record Low in 2018

For the first time in a decade, migration has been unable to cancel out Russia’s population decline.
Migrant crackdown

Hundreds of Migrants Detained in Siberian Mass Raids, Reports Say

"There were no grounds for detention: they were simply ‘picked by skin color,’” a migrant rights activist said.
Expat life

Record Number of Russians Want to Emigrate – Gallup

The U.S. pollster tracked a correlation between changes in Russians’ migratory mood and President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings.
Out of work

Siberian Region Bans Migrant Workers Amid Tensions Over Rape Case

The Siberian republic of Sakha has been rocked by anti-migrant protests and sentiments in recent weeks.
Shut down

Siberian City Grinds to a Halt After Locals Protest Rape Linked to Migrant

Local police have vowed to crack down on “the instigators of ethnic strife.”
Open doors

Kremlin Seeks Russian-Speaking Migrants to Offset Population Decline

Russia needs up to 300,000 additional people per year to keep its population consistent.
build the wall

Latvia Builds Barbed Wire Fence on Russian Border to Combat Migration

The 2.7-meter-tall fence alternates between sensor-based systems and surveillance camera zones.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

New Russian Emigres Aren’t All Dissidents

The bulk of Russians moving to the West aren’t anti-Putin exiles.
Stranded

Scammed Nigerian Footballers Stranded in Russia After World Cup, NGO Says

Nigeria's consulate has reportedly refused to help the men, a local NGO said.
Migration

U.S. Shuts Down Only Immigration Office in Russia, Citing Falling Demand

USCIS said that its field office in Athens, Greece, would assume jurisdiction over immigration matters in Russia.
Migration

Share of Russians Unwilling to Emigrate Hits 7-Year High, Poll Says

Young people were more than twice as likely to want to move abroad as the general population.
Migration

Official Data Vastly Underestimates Russian Emigration – Report

Official data estimates 377,000 Russians left the country in 2017 — a six-year record.
Migration

Italy Arrests 2 Russians for Smuggling Kurdish Migrants

The unnamed suspects aged 43 and 25 are reportedly due to be tried for aiding and abetting illegal immigration.
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Migration

Russia’s Population Declines in 2018 for First Time in a Decade

An immigrant inflow of almost 101,800 people was unable to shore up population numbers as in previous years.
Migration

Putin Eases Restrictions on Political Asylum in Russia

The Kremlin cited global human rights violations and the harassment of journalists in explaining the easing of restrictions.
Migration

Russia Will 'Vigorously Defend' Rights of Compatriots Abroad, Putin Says

“History is being rewritten and a battle is being fought against monuments and the Russian language,” Putin said.
Migration

Nigerian Man’s Mysterious Death Investigated in Russia

The 32-year-old is survived by his Russian wife and two children.
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