# Germany denies Russian art student a visa over ‘security threat,’ rights advocates call it a dangerous precedent

https://mins.news/en/item/86083

- Meduza, 2026-10-05 08:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/05/germany-denies-russian-art-student-a-visa-citing-security-threat-rights-advocates-call-it-a-dangerous-precedent

> Germany’s Embassy in Moscow denied a study visa to a Higher School of Economics design graduate accepted by a German art university. The student rights project Molnia said the embassy cited fears that the knowledge gained could be misused and threaten Germany’s security and interests. Molnia called it a dangerous precedent, noting this was the first such “security threat” designation it had seen applied to an arts graduate without government or military ties.