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Thailand deports dissident Russian rockers to Israel

Aleksandr 'Shura' Uman, left, and Yegor 'Lyova' Bortnik perform during the Bi-2 rock band concert in Moscow, Russia, December 1, 2011 [Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo]

Thailand has deported members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine to Israel after they were detained for performing without a permit.

Members of Bi-2 left “safely” for Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, they said on their Facebook page. Human rights advocates had warned the group would face severe persecution for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine if they were sent back to Russia.

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