After 3 years of war in Ukraine, one sometimes overlooked side effect is the enormous displacement of people from Belarus and Russia, due to their countries' rapid shift to authoritarianism.
Large numbers of dissidents and oppositionists have ended up in exile in Georgia, as it was the quickest and easiest path to safety. However they are not granted asylum nor residence, so they must live in uncertainty. For most, returning home is not an option - some awaitprison sentenceswhile others simply can't imagine life in a closed regime.
And over the last year, Georgia itself is shifting towards authoritarian rule. This leaves them even less secure in their place of refuge, wondering if Georgia will become the next Ukraine or Belarus.
This project explores life in exilefor Europeans who wish for the freedoms enjoyedacross the EU, but who have been pushed out to the edge - to the “balcony of Europe". How does one cope, make a community and survive in a limbo state, that is becoming less secure all the time?
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