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August 7, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian asylum seeker, who was briefly detained in Tbilisi last month, has received a temporary ID legalizing his stay in Georgia, he has told Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tbilisi City Court ordered his release on July 18 after his arrest four days earlier.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michai\u0142 (Pozirk<\/em> changed his name for his protection) moved to Georgia in 2016 and has never visited Belarus since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had studied at Minsk\u2019s theology school and seminary and served in a church,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Georgia, I lived in Batumi for five years and then in Tbilisi in the last four years. I work as a chef now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man said he vocally supported 2020 protests against election fraud in Belarus in his social media posts that authorities in his home country use now as a pretext for criminal prosecution. He also took part in Belarusian solidarity events in Georgia. Authorities in Belarus have threatened to identify and punish participants in such gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I few years ago, Michai\u0142 received a call from a man who introduced himself as a Belarusian investigator. \u201cHe asked why I published [on his social media] fake news about Belarus and events that are taking place there. He said that [the protests] were paid for by America or Europe to destabilize the country,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the 2020 presidential election, the Belarusian embassy in Tbilisi rejected Michai\u0142\u2019s request to change his passport, which was about to expire, for a new one. Now he does not have a valid Belarusian ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike many Belarusians, I thought at the time that the situation [in Belarus] would change soon . . . Unfortunately, it has not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia\u2019s Migration Department issued Michai\u0142 a temporary ID valid until August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can work officially. I can even marry in Georgia. I can receive medical assistance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the terms of his release, he must visit the Migration Department twice a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgian authorities have rejected all asylum requests from Belarusians in the last few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ruling Georgian Dream party, accused of Kremlin links by its opponents, clashed with the European Union and the United States and made overtures to the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Mikheil Kavelashvili, elected by the oppositionless parliament, congratulated the Belarusian strongman on his \u201cre-election\u201d in January 2025, while most democratic nations condemned the poll as a sham. The methods employed by the Georgian government against the opposition are reminiscent of those employed in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Tbilisi court rules to free Belarusian asylum seeker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 7, Pozirk. The Belarusian asylum seeker, who was briefly detained in Tbilisi last month, has received a temporary ID legalizing his stay in Georgia, he has told Pozirk. 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