Rise in deportations of Russian activists from West to Russia

The BBC reports a sharp increase over the past year in anti-government Russian activists being deported from the EU and US back to Russia, where they face potential persecution. This marks a notable shift in Western asylum practices toward Russian dissidents, raising concerns about their safety and signaling a possible policy recalibration. The exact scale and country-by-country breakdown remain unclear, but the trend is corroborated by multiple cases.