German Smirnov
German Smirnov, a 36-year-old former election official from Russia, sought asylum in the United States after exposing electoral fraud. Now detained in Costa Rica, he faces the grim prospect of imprisonment or being forced to participate in the war in Ukraine if returned to Russia, where he believes his life would be in danger.
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Costa Rica:
German Smirnov, a 36-year-old Russian, was deported from the U.S. and fears torture if he returns to Russia.
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Pakistan:
German Smirnov, a 36-year-old Russian former election official, said he fled to the United States with his wife and six-year-old son after blowing the whistle on fraud in last year’s presidential election.
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Kenya:
German Smirnov, a 36-year-old Russian former election official, said he fled to the United States with his wife and six-year-old son.
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