released : 27 Feb 2023 at 18: 45 Russian authorities acknowledged a “significant” increase of carsandtrucks attempting to cross from Russia into Georgia last year after Moscow revealed partial mobilisation. TBILISI: Like thousands of Russians who chose to emigrate after their nation gotinto Ukraine, Anna Rivina moved to neighbouring Georgia. But, a year lateron, she is no longer welcome. A human rights legalrepresentative and anti-domestic violence activist, Rivina stated she was rejected entry to Georgia in mid-February after returning from a work journey to Armenia. She shared the fate of many Kremlin critics disallowed by Georgia, which has otherwise endedupbeing a haven for 10s of thousands of Russians consideringthat the start of the war. Immigration officers at Tbilisi airport “made a choice not to let me in, without providing any factor,” the 33-year-old stated in a phone interview to AFP from Israel. Russian authorities haveactually split down on criticism of the war, apprehending thousands of protesters because the start of the dispute in February last year. Thousands of Russian males have likewise left to neighbouring nations consistingof Georgia after President Vladimir Putin revealed a partial mobilisation in September. Initially inviting, Georgia has over the course of the past year deported numerous Russian activists with opposition views. Cases that captured the public eye consistof reporter Filipp Dzyadko, who according to reports was held in the airport overnight, and activist Dmitry Aleshkovskiy, who has a spouse and young child living in Tbilisi. Georgia has likewise rejected entry to anumberof Russian opposition politicalleaders, consistingof previous opposition MP Dmitry Gudkov and Lyubov Sobol, a secret ally of imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. – ‘Scary pattern’ – Th
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