Founder of Russian anti-domestic violence group to be deported from Georgia

Update (February 13, 2022): Rivina told Meduza that she is now in Israel.

Anna Rivina, the founder of the Russian anti-domestic violence advocacy group Nasiliu.net (“No to Violence”), has been denied entry to Georgia, where she’s been living since leaving Russia, the independent news outlet Holod reported on Sunday night.

Rivina was reportedly stopped by border guards upon returning to the country from Armenia. According to Holod, she’s currently in Tbilisi awaiting deportation.

On February 10, the Russian Justice Ministry declared Rivina a “foreign agent,” claiming that she distributes “false information about the activities of the Russian authorities and negative information about the Russian Defense Ministry.” Nasiliu.net was added to the “foreign agents” list in December 2020.

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