Russia Deports Dozens Of Kyrgyz For 'Violating Migration Rules'

Russia deported 136 Kyrgyz nationals last week on charges of undermining the country’s migration rules, while some 100 others are being held at a detention center pending possible deportation, Kyrgyz authorities said on April 5. Migrant workers are often detained for failing to renew mandatory work and residency permits that require lengthy paperwork and medical checkups. Some migrants say they pay bribes to obtain the documents. Russia hosts hundreds of thousands of workers from Kyrgyzstan. To read the original story from RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, click here.