Estonia: Current information on the treatment of Russians and the application of the Estonian citizenship law to ethnic Russians
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EST27518.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Estonia: Current information on the treatment of Russians and the application of the Estonian citizenship law to ethnic Russians, 1 August 1997, EST27518.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac606f.html [accessed 23 October 2022] |
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For information on the treatment of ethnic Russians in Estonia and their ability to acquire Estonian citizenship, please consult the second column of page 22 of the Transition attachment, and the other attachments. For additional information on these subjects, please consult pages 930-33 of Country Reports 1996, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
The Baltic Times [Riga]. 23-29 January 1997. Vol. 2, No. 43. Kristopher Rikken. "Russophone Cops Get Second Chance," p. 4.
Interfax [Moscow, in English]. 6 April 1997. "Estonia: Conference on Russians in Baltic States Urges Law Changes." (FBIS-SOV-97-096 6 Apr. 1997/WNC)
_____. 12 December 1996. "Estonia: Russian Officials Criticize Estonian Human Rights Record." (FBIS-SOV-96-240 12 Dec. 1996/WNC)
_____. 2 July 1996. "Baltics: Yeltsin Claims Ethnic Russian Rights in Baltics Infringed." (FBIS-SOV-96-130 2 July 1996/WNC)
ITAR-TASS. 22 March 1997. "Estonia Discriminating Russians Delays TreatyPrimakov." (NEXIS)
_____. 11 January 1997. Albert Maloveryan. "Estonia Foreign Minister Denies Harassment of Russians." (NEXIS)
_____. 12 November 1996. "Russian Citizens Union Head Says Community Growing." (FBIS-SOV-96-220 12 Nov. 1996/WNC)
_____. 27 September 1996. "Russian Deputy Criticizes Estonia for Discriminating Against Ethnic Russians." (BBC Summary 1 Oct. 1996/NEXIS)
Radio Tallinn Network [Tallinn, in Estonian]. 30 January 1997. "Estonia: Council of Europe to Stop Monitoring Estonian Rights." (FBIS-SOV-97-021 30 Jan. 1997/WNC)
_____. 11 December 1996. "Estonia: Russian Human Rights Delegation Concludes Visit 11 Dec." (FBIS-SOV-96-241 11 Dec. 1996/WNC)
RIA News Agency [Moscow, in English]. 6 September 1996. "Baltic Human Rights Official Says Russians in Estonia Suffer Discrimination." (BBC Summary 13 Sept. 1996/NEXIS)
Rossiyskaya Gazeta [Moscow, in Russian]. 13 June 1996. "Russia: Duma Protests at Balts' 'Disrespect' Over Voting Rights." (FBIS-SOV-96-116 13 June 1996/WNC)
Svenska Dagbladet [Stockholm, in Swedish]. 4 April 1997. "Estonia, Russia: Russian Member of Estonian Parliament on Ethnic Relations." (FBIS-SOV-97-075 4 Apr. 1997/WNC)
Transition: Events and Issues in the Former Soviet Union and East-Central and Southeastern Europe [Prague]. 29 November 1996. Vol. 2, No. 24. Vello Pettai. "Estonia's Controversial Language Policies," pp. 20-22.
