“A tool of pressure, isolation, and repression”: how Russia’s registry of controlled persons works and what it means for migrants

2025-5-14 07:04

Since the beginning of 2024, a new mechanism for monitoring foreigners has been operating in Russia — the Registry of Controlled Persons.  It is intended to track migrants who are in the country “illegally.

”  However, as it turns out, many people who are legally residing and working in Russia are being added to it. .

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