ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — An Uzbek who swam across a river from Russia to reach Estonia is applying for political asylum in Russia following his release from jail there, RFE/RL’s Uzbek service reports. The Estonian authorities deported Rakhim Sobirov, 30, to Russia in September after he swam across the 300 meter-wide Narva River and entered Estonia [...]
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November 22, 2011
September 20, 2011
Estonia Deports Uzbek Who Swam From Russia
ALMATY/PRAGUE — Estonia has deported an Uzbek asylum seeker who swam across a river from Russia to reach the Baltic country, RFE/RL’s Uzbek and Kazakh services report. Estonian police said Rakhim Sobirov was deported to Russia over the weekend because he entered Estonian territory from Russia illegally by swimming across the 300-meter-wide Narva River that [...]
