{"id":211703,"date":"2026-11-13T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211703\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T14:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:55:16","slug":"cichanouskaja-raises-belarusian-communitys-needs-with-georgian-pm","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211703\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja raises Belarusian community\u2019s needs with Georgian PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 13, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja discussed the needs of the Belarusian community in Georgia with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide Dzianis Ku\u010dynski described the meeting as the first high-level contact with the Georgian authorities. The Belarusian politician reportedly focused on legalization issues, asylum seekers\u2019 treatment and residence permits, as well as problems linked to expired passports and the inability to renew IDs at Belarusian consulates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe specifically stressed that deporting Belarusians who face political persecution in their home country is unacceptable,\u201d Ku\u010dynski said. He described the talks as positive but said it was too early to expect specific changes or security guarantees for Belarusians in Georgia, adding that further consultations over the coming months would clarify whether practical solutions could improve their situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia, a visa-free country for Belarusians, is home to about 12,000 citizens of Belarus, many of whom fled their country for fear of politically motivated persecution after the 2020 presidential election, but their number keeps shrinking. In recent years, Georgia has not granted asylum to a single Belarusian under the Georgian Dream government linked to pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Georgian migration authorities have intensified their anti-immigration campaign and have been conducting raids to identify undocumented migrants, including door-to-door checks, with Belarusians among those targeted. Local media and diaspora activists have reported cases of foreigners being deported on what they describe as trumped-up grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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