- Finland has refused asylum to Russian opposition activist Mikhail Lunkovsky.
- Maxim Galkin’s concert in Istanbul has been cancelled. Turkish media and public organizations, which accused the entertainer of supporting Israel, had called for this.
- A Portuguese state bank has blocked a Revolut employee’s account because of his Russian citizenship.
- Italian police caught a Russian wanted by Interpol, but refused to extradite him because of the war and Russia’s withdrawal from the ECtHR.
- Will life for Russians in Serbia get worse under the rule of the “students”? A Meduza analysis.
- From November 1, Germany is tightening the language test for migrants.
- EU authorities listed incomplete data for hundreds of Russians included in the latest sanctions package. This may lead to difficulties for ordinary Russian citizens in receiving money transfers.
- Poland has significantly reduced the issuance of first residence permits to foreigners and has joined the top five EU countries with the highest rates of enforcement of migrant return decisions.
- A major Polish media outlet has published a lengthy piece on the problems facing foreigners.
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