Romania: Information on the effect a spouse's defection may have on a national's marital status
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ROM9108 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Romania: Information on the effect a spouse's defection may have on a national's marital status, 1 August 1991, ROM9108, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac356c.html [accessed 8 June 2023] |
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According to a Radio Free Europe correspondent, prior to the
December 1989 revolution in Romania, there were many cases where
a person whose spouse had defected was pressured by authorities
to divorce the spouse (7 August 1991). In some cases, other
family members were subject to pressure to disassociate
themselves from the defector (Ibid.). The correspondent
indicated that, to his knowledge, this practice has not continued
(Ibid.).
There is no further information currently available to the
IRBDC on this topic.
Bibliography
Correspondent with Radio Free Europe (Washington). 7 August 1991.
Telephone interview, Ottawa.
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