A refusenik is someone who was denied permission to emigrate by the Soviet Union. It can also mean someone who refuses to comply with a rule etc.
Refusenik or refusnik may also refer to: An Israeli conscientious objector; see Refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces Refusenik (film), 2007 documentary by Laura Bialis Refusenik (Muslim), a term used by Irshad Manji in her 2005 book The Trouble with Islam Today The stage name of the Lithuanian musician Arturas Bumšteinas The Refuseniks, a precursor group to the Claudia Quintet