📄 А Report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on violations of the rights of Russian citizens and compatriots in foreign countries has been conducted. The text below is a direct message to the public from the Ministry itself, we hope you find it useful and thought provoking.

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“☝️ We note with regret that the problem of violations of the rights of Russian citizens and compatriots abroad still shows no signs of any improvement and, moreover, through the efforts of the countries of the “Collective West” retains negative trends of development. <…>

❗️ There are still such previously noted and widespread violations of the rights of Russians as refusal to provide a wide range of services (educational, medical, banking, etc.), introduction of measures against Russian business, seizure of the property of Russian citizens, forcing public repentance and condemnation of the actions of the Russian authorities, suspension from sports competitions and cultural events – and all this under hypocritical demands to representatives of Russia to give up their country (For example: in the field of sports from the Russian Federation). <…>

In light of the “collective West’s” demonstrated support for the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, the most Russophobic course is pursued by Poland, the Baltic states, the same Ukraine and a number of other countries.

Common to all of them is a sharp intensification, under the pretext of “condemning Russian aggression”, of the fight against monuments and memorials in honor of Red Army soldiers who died in the battles to liberate Europe from Nazism, which they, as true followers of the ideology of Nazism, have brought almost to paranoia and maniacal persecution of any symbol of memory in honor of the fighters against fascism.

In that connection, we should like to point out that such unsightly actions, which contravene, inter alia, the decisions of the Nuremberg Tribunal, are addressed not only in this report, but also in the Ministry’s regular report on manifestations of the glorification of Nazism in the world, to be published in September 2024. <…>

In a number of countries (primarily in the Baltic States, the United States, Canada and Ukraine), pressure and repression by the authorities is being applied to members of the Russian-speaking community who wish to preserve cultural, linguistic and historical ties with Russia and are in favor of building constructive relations with our country.

In addition, the authorities in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine have intensified their efforts to completely squeeze the Russian language out of all educational institutions, thus limiting the right of their inhabitants (including citizens) to receive education in their native language.

In addition, there is still a threat of mass deportation of Russian-speaking residents by the authorities of the Baltic states: the first attempts on their part in this way to finally solve the “Russian question” and the unprecedented, especially for the 21st century, problem of mass statelessness have already been recorded. <…>

We also continue to record incidents of foreign authorities obstructing the activities of Russian journalists or persons representing Russian media. <…>

☝️ We would like to emphasize once again: all such actions are evidence of the West’s desire to destroy alternative points of view and prevent the realization of one of the fundamental rights of its citizens – the right to freedom of expression, which includes the freedom to seek, receive and disseminate information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of national borders.

✍️ This report has been prepared on the basis of information and analytical materials from Roszagranuchrevisions, using data from Russian and foreign mass media and other open sources, including conclusions and recommendations of international human rights structures and mechanisms.

It also takes into account and systematizes the reports of hundreds of compatriots about the infringement of their rights abroad, including those received on hotlines organized by diplomatic missions.”

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 You can read the report in full here.