Romanovsky has also filed an asylum petition contending that Petrova has a “well-founded fear of future persecution” if she were deported from the U.S., given her past political activism criticizing the Kremlin for its war in Ukraine.
“She cannot return to Russia without being jailed or harmed,” Romanovsky said. “It’s going to be a suicide for her to go back.”
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 year ago
ftfy nyt.
Letstakealook@lemm.ee 1 year ago
She isn’t in the US as a refugee. She is here on a J-1 visa for academic reasons. There’s no indication she is in particular danger in Russia.
andrewth09@lemmy.world 1 year ago
www.thecrimson.com/…/hms-researcher-detained/
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 year ago
bet?