Russia Deports Journalist With Kazakh Citizenship After Annulling Residence Permit

Russian authorities have deported to Kazakhstan journalist Vladislav Ivanenko, who is a Kazakh citizen and an employee of the Properm.ru website in the Russian city of Perm. The move comes even though a court ruling on his appeal against the decision to annul his residence permit is pending. Properm.ru said their colleague's November 14 deportation was illegal and called it a pressure tactic. The online media outlet added it will appeal Ivanenko's deportation as Ivanenko has lived in Russia for eight years and never broke any laws or regulations. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.