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Practice what you preach. How Europe is failing Russians asylum seekers who have risked their lives to flee repression — Novaya Gazeta Europe

For many Russians who have fled the Putin regime, the freedom they hoped to find in Europe has come with a bitter aftertaste. Earlier this month, I took part in a European Parliament round table discussion dedicated to the problems of Russian refugees in Europe at which I read out a letter from Russian journalist and activist Irina Suslova, who is currently seeking asylum in Czechia.