Russians Savelyeva and Dubovsky were able to leave Georgia.

Russian activists Vladimir Dubovsky and Alina Savelyeva, previously detained by Georgian police on charges of illegally crossing the state border, left Georgia after the ECHR banned Dubovsky's deportation to Russia.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, Russians Alina Savelyeva and Vladimir Dubovsky were denied asylum in Georgia and were placed in pretrial detention on charges of illegally crossing the border, which they cited as a threat of persecution in their home country. The Russians could have faced deportation or imprisonment.

Port reported today that Vladimir Dubovsky and Alina Savelyev had left Georgia.

"On the evening of January 26, the ECHR banned the deportation of Vladimir Dubovsky to the Russian Federation. Today, Vladimir and Alina flew out of Georgia and are already in a third country. We will not disclose which one for their safety," the publication reported, citing its sources.

Georgian authorities have not commented on the information about the activists' release.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, Armenia and Georgia are not a reliable refuge for those who left Russia for political reasons, as the influence of Russian special services is high in them and there is a risk of extradition to their homeland, human rights activists have previously stated.

Thus, Georgian police issued Ilkin Melikov, a Muslim from Russia who sought political asylum in the country due to persecution in his home country for terrorism-related crimes, claims that several days after the court of first instance denied him asylum, he was forcibly taken to a checkpoint and handed over to Russian border guards.