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\n\n Kislak's picture made in front of a court building in Belarus a few years ago\n <\/div>\n \n
\n (Viasna)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

August 9, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Georgia has denied political asylum to a prominent Belarusian human rights activist, citing sufficient grounds to believe that his presence runs counter to the country’s interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGeorgia sees me as a threat to its national security,\u201d Raman Kislak told Pozirk<\/em>, noting that the denial might be linked to his pickets against delays in considering his application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously, we are active civil society members, and the Georgian government is not eager to see us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kislak said he had been waiting for the reply longer than a year. He intends to appeal to court to have his Georgian residence permit extended because the validity of his Belarusian passport has expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2023, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka banned Belarusian embassies and consulates from issuing passports and providing notary services to Belarusians abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 50 Belarusians have applied for asylum in Georgia, Kislak said. Some have already appealed rejections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusians do not need visas to travel to Georgia and can stay there as long as they need but must leave the country at least once a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April 2003, Georgian border guards denied entry to Ja\u016dhien Hacak, an activist of the Belarusian Diaspora in Ajara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Belarusians hold picket in Tbilisi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 9, Pozirk. Georgia has denied political asylum to a prominent Belarusian human rights activist, citing sufficient grounds to believe that his presence runs counter to the country’s interests. \u201cGeorgia sees me as a threat to its national security,\u201d Raman Kislak told Pozirk, noting that the denial might be linked to his pickets against delays in considering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":99840,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-99888","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGeorgia denies asylum to Belarusian rights activist | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 9, Pozirk. Georgia has denied political asylum to a prominent Belarusian human rights activist, citing sufficient grounds to believe that\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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