The right of a political asylum in Russian Federation

© information agency "Agence France-Presse" 2022/Jens Noergaard Larsen Political asylum – granting by the state to the foreigner or the stateless person pursued for political convictions or activity in the state of the nationality or ordinary residence, opportunity to be in the territory and protection against prosecution. The shelter can be granted not only in the territory of the country, but also in the diplomatic mission located abroad. The right to look for shelters from prosecution in other countries and to use it is enshrined in the Universal declaration of human rights (article 14). Principles, with which...