Latvia expels Russian human rights activist recently exposed for lying about her past

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Latvia expels Russian human rights activist recently exposed for lying about her past

The Latvian authorities have confirmed their decision to expel former OVD-Info employee Maria Chashchilova from the country. Earlier this month, the State Security Service urged the Internal Affairs Ministry to bar the Russian lawyer from entering Latvia.

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The Latvian State Security Service initiated the expulsion of Maria Chashchilo, a former employee of human rights organizations, from the country...

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Latvian authorities have revoked lawyer Maria Chashchilova's residence permit and are expelling her from the country. Novaya Gazeta Europe writes about this. Chashchilova's friend and journalist Irina Snegovskaya said that on February 19, the lawyer received a letter from the migration service stating that she posed a “threat to national security” and was subject to deportation. “Let's hope that this is definitely not Russia, because in Russia …

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Maria Chashchilova, a lawyer who collaborated with OVD-Info and other human rights projects, was detained in Riga. They are taking her to the Latvian Migration Service and are going to be expelled from the country. This was reported by a “New Europe” correspondent who was near Chashchilova's house. Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europa. According to her friend and journalist Irina Snegovskaya, a few hours ago Chashchilova received a letter from the migrat…