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Prominent Russian Scholar of North Korea Detained During Lecture in Latvia, Russian Media Says
Andrey Lankov was placed on a Latvian blacklist and handed over to immigration services during a lecture, with the reasons for detention remaining unclear, Russian media reported.
- On Wednesday, Lankov of Kookmin University was detained by Latvian police during a lecture in Riga, Russian outlets reported Wednesday.
- A longtime Korea scholar, Lankov has taught at Kookmin University, Seoul since 2004 and worked in South Korea and Australia, having lived in North Korea as an exchange student in the 1980s.
- Reports said he was handed over to immigration services after Latvian authorities placed him on a 'blacklist,' and at about 11 p.m. Moscow time Lankov told RBK he was still held with lawyers working on his case.
- Organizers quoted by RBC said Lankov was safe, the Australian consul had been notified, and Kookmin University said it was trying to assess the situation.
- In context, Lankov was fined in Moscow in April 2025 for participating in activities of an undesirable organization, with reports noting his criticism of Russia's war in Ukraine and Moscow's use of North Korean troops.
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