Russian border guards tear off Armenian's passport (video)
Seyran Papinyan from Debed did not reach Yakutsk on March 1. The Armenian who was travelling through Siberian airlines, was sent back to Yerevan from Novosibirsk, five days later, as there was no earlier flight. The Armenian citizen, who was a transit passenger at Novosibirsk Airport, was said by the Russian border guards that the problem was the weariness of the passport. His passport was given to him in a tored condition at Zvartnots International Airport. He had to apply for a new passport. Tatevik Bejanyan, a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at AR Armenian Caritas Benevolent NGO, recalls that nobody had the right to tear off the RA citizen's passport. For several months, Armenian Caritas Benevolent NGO has been cooperating with the International Tong Jahoni International Organization in Russia. From December to March, 149 Armenians applied to Tong Jahoni International Organization and received legal assistance. Tatevik Bejanyan gives the phone number of the organization's head Valentina Chupik, and she is sure that if Seyran Papinyan called her, the problem would have been solved. By the way, she also checks online whether or not Seyran Papinyan has the right to enter Russia. It turns out he has. Seyran Papinyan announces that he will buy a ticket and leave for Yakutsk in a couple of days. He says that for 30 years, he takes care of his family due to his income from abroad. But he does not except that after several years, he will take the road to Russia. The reason is not the job offer in the homeland, but the age. Although the only circumstance that the men of Debed does not separate from a family a part of the year is their job. HOT LINE Armenian citizens residing in Russia can call +7 903 148 9636 and +7 926 834 7602, FREE OF CHARGE hotline numbers, if their rights are violated by: - police officers; - migration service staff; - border guards and customs officers; - employer or colleagues; - the owner of the rented apartment; - other persons.
