{"id":191287,"date":"2026-06-10T14:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191287\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:44:09","slug":"lithuania-grants-asylum-to-six-belarusians-in-may","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191287\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania grants asylum to six Belarusians in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 10, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Last month, Lithuania approved six asylum applications submitted by Belarusian nationals, rejecting three applications, according to the country\u2019s migration department\u2019s data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of 2026, 28 Belarusians have been granted asylum in Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Belarusians filed 83 asylum applications in Lithuania, nearly 22 percent of the total, which marked a sharp drop from 39 percent in 2024 and nearly 50 percent in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, Lithuania approved 104 asylum requests from Belarusians, 10.3 percent fewer than in 2024. Vilnius also issued temporary residence permits to five Belarusian asylum seekers, denying 39 other requests, marking a 44.3-percent decline from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian community in Lithuania has been decreasing recently, totaling 48,926 on June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ehu_744x496-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ehu_744x496-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ehu_744x496.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Blacklisted exiled university focuses on resilience amid pressure in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 10, Pozirk. Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU), branded an \u201cextremist\u201d organization in Belarus in mid-April, said it stepped up additional support measures for members of its community, its press office reports. The university streamlined study-related administrative procedures, secured housing &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/191230\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 10, Pozirk. Last month, Lithuania approved six asylum applications submitted by Belarusian nationals, rejecting three applications, according to the country\u2019s migration department\u2019s data. Since the start of 2026, 28 Belarusians have been granted asylum in Lithuania. Last year, Belarusians filed 83 asylum applications in Lithuania, nearly 22 percent of the total, which marked a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":73310,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-191287","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lithuania grants asylum to six Belarusians in May | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 10, Pozirk. 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