Latvia Formally Blacklists Russian Journalist Leonid Ragozin
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The Latvian Foreign Ministry said that the reasons for this decision will not be disclosed, as they are related to state security.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia announced on 6 October that it had included a Russian citizen on the list of persons non grata. His name was not named. However, according to Delfi and Politico, it was a journalist, Leonida Ragozina, who had moved to Latvia from the Russian Federation after the annexation of Crimea, received a PMJ there and wrote for the Western media. Ragozin would appear to be the first independent journalist against …
Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin reported on Twitter that he had been officially notified of his removal from Latvia and had been declared persona non grata; he said that the notification did not mention the specific offences or statements that had given rise to the decision. Photo: Facebook. Rain TV: news, video, air, online, archive, programme.
Latvia officially notified a journalist, Leonid Ragozin, of his expulsion from the country. He himself referred to it in social media X. "I can confirm that yesterday I was informed of his expulsion from Latvia, where I lived for 12 years", wrote Ragozin. He is now outside the country. The notification does not mention the specific offences or statements that led to his expulsion, as noted by the journalist. According to him, Latvia recognized h…
Latvias Foreign Ministry Adds Russian Journalist Ragozin to Black List
Latvia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed it updated its list of undesirable persons on 7 October to include Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin, citing a joint assessment with other authorities and national security concerns.
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