# Georgia blocks pardoned Russian activist Denis Kulanin from flying to Armenia amid deportation fears

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- Meduza, 2026-09-01 21:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/02/georgia-blocks-pardoned-russian-activist-denis-kulanin-from-flying-to-armenia-as-rights-advocates-fear-he-ll-be-deported-to-russia

> Georgia’s immigration authorities have stopped pardoned Russian national Denis Kulanin from flying to Yerevan and are holding him in an immigration detention center. Human rights group APUS says officials petitioned a Tbilisi court to deport him to Russia, while his lawyer warned that the risk of his being sent there is high.