A native of Chechnya faces deportation from Lithuania.

Officials in Lithuania have denied an extension of the status of a native of Chechnya who had legally resided in the country for over 20 years. The man was warned that he faced deportation.

A native of Chechnya named Beslan, whose full details human rights activists are not disclosing, fought in battles against federal forces in his homeland. Until recently, he had refugee status in Lithuania.

Many members of Beslan's family were killed, and the survivors were persecuted and are now "scattered all over the world," said human rights activist Roza Dunaeva.

“Beslan has lived in Lithuania longer than he ever lived in Chechnya. When he came to renew his documents, his status was revoked. He was denied an extension of his asylum and told, ‘You will be deported,’” Dunaeva wrote on April 16 on her Facebook page*.

She added that the Chechen native’s children hold Lithuanian citizenship. The specific reason given by Lithuanian Interior Ministry officials for refusing to extend his asylum was not given in Dunaeva’s post. However, the human rights activist noted that two Chechen natives were already deported from Lithuania about six months ago, one of whom subsequently reportedly ended up in the war zone in Ukraine.

At the end of March, Dunaeva reported that a Chechen native seeking protection in Estonia did not receive adequate legal assistance and was deported. to Russia.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in 2025, Estonia denied asylum to Chechen native Maryat Batalova, who was tortured by security forces after critically commenting on the actions of Chechen troops in Ukraine. The appellate court upheld the denial and banned her from entering the Schengen area for three years, ruling that Maryat Batalova must leave Estonia for a third country where she does not require a visa for legal entry.