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Canada blocks citizenship for Russian blogger who criticised Ukraine war

Canada blocks citizenship for Russian blogger who criticised Ukraine war

Maria Kartasheva says she worries about deportation after Canadian officials revoked application over in-absentia conviction

A Russian anti-war activist is facing the prospect of deportation from Canada after her citizenship application was blocked on the grounds that her blogposts had broken Moscow’s harsh laws criminalizing criticism of the invasion of Ukraine.

The decision, first reported by the CBC, which has baffled immigration lawyers, faults Maria Kartasheva over criminal charges leveled by Russian prosecutors, even though her dissent mirrors Canada’s foreign policy.

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