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Russia: Opposition Blogger Finally Gets Permission To Leave Country

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Digital Activism, Human Rights, Law, Protest, RuNet Echo

An opposition blogger Oleg Kozlovsky tells his story [1] [EN] on how his blog helped his to finally receive a passport allowing him to leave Russia. The country's Federal Security Service (FSB) refused to issue a new passport to Kozlovsky but quickly changed its decision after he published a blog post describing the situation.