Kyrgyzstan extradited Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Kadaria over the weekend to Belarus, where he is wanted on unspecified charges, his lawyer told RFE/RL on March 6. Kadaria, 37, was born in Belarus as Andrey Kanavalau. He says he had to move to Ukraine in 2017, fearing for his safety as he administered an opposition website. He legally changed his name in Ukraine after he obtained Ukrainian citizenship. Kadaria came to Kyrgyzstan in August and obtained asylum in that nation in December, days before a Kyrgyz court ruled to extradite him. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Bishkek Extradites Ukrainian Citizen With Asylum In Kyrgyzstan To Belarus
Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Kadaria in a defendant's cage in a Bishkek courtroom on March 1.