Lithuania’s Top Administrative Court Overturns Entry Ban on Russian Rapper Morgenshtern
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court has officially overturned the ten-year entry ban imposed on Russian rapper Alisher Morgenshtern, ruling that the initial decision by the Migration Department was unlawful. The court determined that the ban relied improperly on security assessments from the Foreign Ministry, whereas Lithuanian law mandates such evaluations must originate from the State Security Department. Consequently, the court awarded Morgenshtern nearly 34 euros in legal costs. The original ban, issued in November 2025 on national security grounds, had forced the cancellation of his scheduled concert in Vilnius. Morgenshtern, who previously supported Vladimir Putin but later criticized the war in Ukraine and fled Russia, was designated a foreign agent by Russian authorities in May 2022. He currently faces criminal charges in Russia for failing to comply with foreign agent obligations. This legal victory allows the artist potential future access to Lithuania, marking a significant procedural correction in how national security bans are administered within the country's legal framework.
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Lithuania’s Top Administrative Court Overturns Entry Ban on Russian Rapper Morgenshtern
Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court has officially overturned the ten-year entry ban imposed on Russian rapper Alisher Morgenshtern, ruling that the initial decision by the Migration Department was unlawful. The court determined that the ban relied improperly on security assessments from the Foreign Ministry, whereas Lithuanian law mandates such evaluations must originate from the State Security Department. Consequently, the court awarded Morgenshtern nearly 34 euros in legal costs. The original ban, issued in November 2025 on national security grounds, had forced the cancellation of his scheduled concert in Vilnius. Morgenshtern, who previously supported Vladimir Putin but later criticized the war in Ukraine and fled Russia, was designated a foreign agent by Russian authorities in May 2022. He currently faces criminal charges in Russia for failing to comply with foreign agent obligations. This legal victory allows the artist potential future access to Lithuania, marking a significant procedural correction in how national security bans are administered within the country's legal framework.
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