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Soviet-Era Dissident's Passport Renewal<\/b> Efforts Mired in Red Tape<\/strong>
\nRussian consular officials have claimed that the refusal to issue a new passport to Soviet-era dissident Vladimir Bukovsky was based on procedural issues, countering the activist's earlier claims that the delay was politically motivated, Kommersant …
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Iceland's Naming Laws Prevented a 10-Year-Old From Getting a Passport<\/b><\/strong>
\nHarriet and her brother have travelled under passports with the names St\u00falka and Drengur Cardew. But when Harriet needed to renew her passport, the government refused, on the grounds that she needed to have an Icelandic name. Cardew got an …
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