# Russia deports head of Moscow’s Azerbaijani diaspora as Baku issues warrants for three Russians

https://mins.news/en/item/24500

- Meduza, 2026-08-17 19:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/russia-deports-the-head-of-moscow-s-azerbaijani-diaspora-and-baku-issues-arrest-warrants-for-three-russians

> Bakhtiyar Hasanov, who heads Moscow’s Azerbaijani diaspora organization, was deported from Russia after losing his Russian citizenship and being held at a migrant detention center. Azerbaijan has issued in-absentia arrest warrants for three Russians over remarks about Azerbaijan on a YouTube show, amid reciprocal crackdowns on each country’s citizens since 2025.

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