Citizens Abroad
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| Originally published | 2006 |
| Authors | Laurie Brand |
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| ID | 3035718 |
About Citizens Abroad
Despite the fact that the majority of emigration today originates in the global south, most research has focused on the receiving states of Europe and North America, while very little attention has been paid to the policies of the sending states toward emigration or toward their nationals abroad. . . .
Vietnam jails 50 in mass bribery trial over Covid-19 flights
... The defendants were involved in a scheme in which diplomats and businesspeople took money from Vietnamese Citizens Abroad who wanted to return to the country on repatriation flights during the pandemic, when commercial travel was not available...
A cartel's mistake could explain the Mexico kidnappings
... US Ambassador Ken Salazar met Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss the matter, and said the US State Department had " no greater priority" than the well-being of its Citizens Abroad...
US warns that dual citizens face Russian conscription
... It is unclear how many US citizens are travelling or living in Russia and a State Department spokesperson told the BBC that it does not track the travel of US Citizens Abroad...
Saudi court jails US citizen for 16 years over critical tweets - family
... A source at the US state department told the BBC when asked about Saad s case during President Biden s trip to Saudi Arabia that it had no higher duty than protecting US Citizens Abroad, but that it could not comment further...
Russia faces brain drain as thousands flee abroad
... Some fear President Putin might claim Russian Citizens Abroad need protection, because that was his excuse to justify sending troops into the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia in 2008...
US warns that dual citizens face Russian conscription
By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington
The US has warned its citizens to leave Russia immediately or risk wrongful detention or conscription to fight in Ukraine.
In a new travel warning, The State Department said Russia may refuse to acknowledge US-Russian dual citizenship.
The Warning added that US citizens had already " been interrogated without cause and threatened".
Russian officials have downplayed The updated travel advisory.
It is unclear how many US citizens are travelling or living in Russia and a State Department spokesperson told The Bbc that it does not track The travel of US Citizens Abroad .
Following The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, several thousand Americans reportedly fled The Country .
, The State Department said those still in Russia face The potential for " harassment and singling out".
Dual Citizens also face The prospect of being conscripted as part of a wider Russia military mobilisation to support operations in Ukraine, it said.
" Russia may refuse to acknowledge dual nationals' US citizenship, deny their access to US consular assistance, subject them to mobilisation, prevent their departure from Russia, and/or conscript them, " The Warning reads.
A Number of US citizens - including former and current government personnel and private business People - have already been taken into custody, interrogated and harassed, according to The State Department.
" Russian security services may fail to notify The US Embassy of The detention of a US citizen and unreasonably delay US consular assistance, " The Warning reads. " Russian security services are increasing The arbitrary enforcement of local laws to target foreign and international organisations they consider 'undesirable'. "
In a statement quoted by Russian news agency TASS, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that The US had issued similar warnings " many times".
" This is not The First Time we have heard this, " He Said .
The Last US warning for its citizens to leave came in September, when Russian authorities announced a partial mobilisation of military reservists.
Mr Peskov also said that any dual US-Russian citizens " are primarily Russian citizens, regardless of what citizenship they have".
Besides Russia, The State Department has " do not travel" advisories for 18 other countries including Afghanistan, Syria, Haiti, North Korea , Somalia, Ukraine and Yemen.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com