👉 Refusenik is a term used in the United States to describe a person who has renounced their citizenship and refuses to acknowledge it. This can refer to any nationality, but particularly those born or naturalized in a country that has recognized an international human rights treaty. The term originated from the Soviet Union where it was used as a way of referring to individuals who had been forced to leave their home countries due to political reasons. However, it is now more commonly used and accepted in many Western
