Former director of the “Need Help” foundation Mitya Aleshkovsky was not allowed into Georgia

The philanthropist and co-founder of the “Need Help” foundation and the publication “Takie Dela” Mitya Aleshkovsky was denied entry into Georgia, said on Facebook. his mother, historian and teacher Tamara Eidelman,

Eidelman explained that Aleshkovsky flew to Tbilisi, where he lives with his wife and daughter, from Yerevan, but border police did not let him cross the border and sent him back to Armenia. The reason for the refusal is unknown.

“The amazing thing is that all this disgrace is happening in the airport hall, where a huge electric inscription is shining: Be brave like Ukraine . This is how brave the Georgian authorities are... This is how they fawn over Putin, who seized a piece of their land,” said Eidelman.

According to her, on previous visits to Georgia, Aleshkovsky, who left Russia after the start of the war with Ukraine, was also checked at the border for a long time, and Eidelman herself once had to wait two and a half hours while “someone somewhere studied her passport.” .

Earlier, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs did not allow member Olga Borisova into the country Pussy Riot at Tbilisi airport . Other activists, journalists and politicians also reported being denied entry into Georgia.