A rise in detentions of Russian asylum seekers has fueled debate over whether the practice is discriminatory or merely how the system works for all migrants.
Lena Patyayeva staged a protest on Wednesday, criticizing what she described as authorities’ sluggish investigation into the disappearance of her friend Seda Suleimanova.
The suspected arms trafficker was said to be part of a criminal group that has shipped more than 300 weapons from the United States to Russia since April 2022.