{"id":178393,"date":"2026-03-06T17:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178393\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuania-granted-asylum-to-two-belarusians-last-month","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178393\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania granted asylum to two Belarusians last month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Lithuania granted asylum to two Belarusians in February without turning down any applications that month, according to the country\u2019s migration department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since January 1, it has granted asylum to four Belarusians and denied asylum to four other Belarusian applicants, who were issued temporary residence permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, six Belarusians applied for asylum in the country, accounting for nearly half of all applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asylum requests from Belarusians fell from 21 in February 2024 and 13 in February 2023. Six requests were registered in February 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian residence permit holders fall below 50,000 in Lithuania<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 6, Pozirk. The number of Belarusian holders of Lithuanian residence permits dropped by 8.13 percent in February to 49,778 on March 1, according to official data from Lithuania\u2019s migration department. The decrease is partly attributable to the expirations of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/178383\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 6, Pozirk. Lithuania granted asylum to two Belarusians in February without turning down any applications that month, according to the country\u2019s migration department. Since January 1, it has granted asylum to four Belarusians and denied asylum to four other Belarusian applicants, who were issued temporary residence permits. 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