Belarusian human rights activist Raman Kisliak denied asylum in Georgia for the second time
According to human rights activists, up to a hundred Belarusians are currently seeking asylum in Georgia.
The Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has for the second time said "no" to Raman Kisliak's request for political asylum. Raman Kisliak himself told Radio Svaboda about this on March 27.
According to him, the decision was made back in December last year, but it only became known now.
"This was a renewed appeal for asylum due to new circumstances. A new procedure began on October 1 last year. For a person to be registered as an 'asylum seeker', their application must be deemed acceptable. Well, I was refused at this first stage. They were supposed to review it within 10 days, but they stretched it out for 4 months. Clearly, they simply forgot about me. And when I reminded them, they issued a refusal retroactively," says Kisliak.
Raman left Belarus in July 2021, fearing repression, arrived in Georgia, and has been seeking political asylum ever since.
In 2023, the Migration Department already denied him, but the Tbilisi City Court overturned that decision. Then, last year, the Court of Appeals overturned the City Court's decision, and the Migration Department's refusal had to be accepted: Kisliak had to leave within 30 days if he could not find grounds to stay.
Then he filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee, it was registered, and he was able to stay in Georgia.
Now Raman intends to challenge the refusal in the Tbilisi City Court, where he had previously won. He continues his human rights work in Georgia, providing legal advice to Belarusians.
According to human rights activists, up to a hundred Belarusians are currently seeking asylum in Georgia.
In 2025, Georgian authorities denied asylum to 22 Belarusians. Last year, five Belarusians were sent to a temporary placement center under the Migration Department, and six people were expelled from the country, a "Pozirk" source reported, citing the Georgian National Police.
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