{"id":190175,"date":"2026-06-02T11:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190175\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:50:54","slug":"belarusian-deported-from-georgia-to-armenia-for-first-time-rights-defender-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190175\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian deported from Georgia to Armenia for first time, rights defender says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 2, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A former Belarusian political prisoner has been deported from Georgia to Armenia, human rights defender Raman Ki\u015blak told Pozirk<\/em>, noting that such incidents had never occurred before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As far as I understand, he did not do a visa run, that is, failed to do what was necessary to reset the one-year limit on visa-free stay in Georgia. As a result, he missed the deadline. So he was essentially staying in Georgia illegally and got arrested.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ki\u015blak, the man’s friends managed to get in touch with him, but they made no attempt to prevent his expulsion because the Georgian interior ministry\u2019s migration department had allowed him to leave for Armenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He successfully flew from Batumi to Yerevan. He is currently getting settled there. I think he will move on to a safer country to properly legalize his status,” Kisliak said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia was once a major destination for Belarusians fleeing political repression, but its pivot toward Moscow and more restrictive migration policies have fueled concerns among Belarusian migrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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