Pussy Riot Member Barred From Georgia as Russian Activists Face Entry Problems

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot said Monday she was denied entry to Georgia, sparking concerns among the large community of
Riot have left Russia since the start of the war, including Maria Alyokhina and Lucy Shtein, who fled house arrest and are currently on the
Russian wanted list
Many members of the group are currently based in Tbilisi.Prominent Kremlin critic Lyubov Sobol, who was also barred from Georgia in 2021,
the border zone between Russia and Georgia for 10 days after the Georgian authorities twice denied her entry.Lander, who fled house arrest,
The Georgian authorities are still silent despite the fact that we have made official statements and appealed to the commissioners for human
Sometimes famous opposition figures are allowed to cross the Georgian border, and sometimes ordinary people or activists not well known to
North Caucasus republics, including Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan, have also been barred from entering this year with no official
explanation, according to media reports.But despite the border issues, many of the Russians currently living in Georgia are apparently
safe in Georgia
nearly four months since the offensive in Ukraine began, activist Mikhalchuk told The Moscow Times, meaning the relative number of those