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Russia: Whether a supporter of the opposition coalition Other Russia (Drugaya Rossiya) was killed by skinheads on 11 August 2007 in the Moscow subway; whether there are reports in 2007 of members of the political parties that constitute Other Russia being harassed and, if so, the frequency of the harassment; the frequency with which members have been attacked by skinheads or ultra nationalists; whether the parties know if any of their members has been killed or severely injured on account of their political activities in Moscow

4 March 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Russia Federation: 1.On what basis and for how long can a student engaged in higher education obtain a deferment of military service in Russia? 2. Is it possible by law for a student to defer military service for a sufficient period to be able to avoid service altogether?

13 November 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Russie : conditions permettant à une personne née sous le régime soviétique et qui a émigré à l'extérieur de la Russie avant, pendant ou après l'année 1992 de demander la citoyenneté de la Fédération de Russie; facteurs pris en compte lors du traitement d'une telle demande de citoyenneté; information indiquant si l'obtention de la citoyenneté dans ces cas est une simple formalité ou si elle dépend de l'analyse des circonstances concrètes de chaque cas

15 September 2008 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Russia: Conditions under which Soviet-born persons who emigrated from the territory of Russia before, during or after 1992 would be permitted to apply for citizenship of the Russian Federation; factors taken into account when processing such an application for citizenship, and whether the application would be treated as a mere formality or on a case-by-case basis

15 September 2008 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Russian Federation: 1. Is there any information to support the contention that a postponement based on engagement in higher education can only be obtained on one occasion for 5 years? 2. Is there any information as to how it might be possible by law for a student to delay military service indefinitely?

29 August 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Russian Federation: 1. Are there any reports of people having been killed or otherwise seriously harmed by Satanists in Russia? 2. What protection is available to those in Russia who experience extortion or to businesspeople who experience other types of harm?

5 August 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Russian Federation: 1. What are the compulsory military service obligations in Russia? 2. Is there any evidence that those performing compulsory military service are sent to serve in Chechnya? 3. What system of alternative service is available to those with a conscientious objection to military service? 4. How is a person's entitlement to perform alternative service determined? 5. Please provide information on the "dedovshchina" system and the treatment of "dukhi". 6. What steps have the Russian authorities taken to combat dedovshchina and what remedies are open to a first year recruit who suffers harm? 7. Are those who perform alternative service also affected by dedovshchina? 8. Are there any reports of people being killed for refusing to fight in Chechnya? 9. Do those from Belarus face discrimination in Russian society and in the military in particular? 10. Are there any reports of military conscripts being harmed for being unhealthy or physically weak? 11. Are there any possible avenues by which a person might avoid military or alternative service altogether? 12. Would a person born in Belarus to Russian/Ukrainian parents have citizenship of Belarus or any other entitlement to enter and reside there?

28 July 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Fédération de Russie/Turkménistan/Ouzbékistan : information indiquant si une personne née en Ouzbékistan de parents d'origine russe, qui a grandi au Turkménistan et s'est vu délivrer un passeport de l'ex-URSS quand elle résidait dans le Turkménistan soviétique, a droit à la citoyenneté turkmène, russe ou ouzbèke

11 March 2008 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Russian Federation/Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Whether an individual born in Uzbekistan to ethnic Russian parents, who grew up in Turkmenistan and was issued a USSR passport while resident in Soviet Turkmenistan, is entitled to Turkmen, Russian, or Uzbek citizenship

11 March 2008 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Israel: Protection available to female victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, including legal mechanisms; whether there are any reports of police refusing to process complaints of sexual harassment from immigrant women who are from the former Soviet Union

29 February 2008 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

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