Irish RT journalist Chay Bowes was detained in Romania and deported to Istanbul, outside the EU

What the heck is going on in Europe? Irish RT journalist Chay Bowes was detained in Romania and deported to Istanbul, outside the EU.

As an Irish citizen, Chay could only be denied entry by an EU country like Romania under exceptional circumstances, requiring him to pose a… pic.twitter.com/4XUqMvpH1X

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 2, 2025