The Ministry of Justice excluded the ANO "Center for Social and Information Initiatives Action" from the register of foreign agents

On July 10, the Ministry of Justice excluded the ANO Center for Social and Information Initiatives Action from the register of foreign agents due to the liquidation of the organization. Information about the exclusion of an organization in the relevant register on the website of the Ministry of Justice.

“Action” appeared and was engaged in organizing counteraction to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and protecting the health of socially vulnerable groups of the population.

As “Takim Dela” director of the non-profit organization Valery Sozaev in December 2018, “Action” was included in the register of foreign agents based on the results of a routine audit carried out by the department. The reason for the contribution was foreign funding - assistance from the Global Fund through the Open Health Institute.

told the Guys PLUS website then that the funds received by the organization from the Global Fund were used to organize two All-Russian national HIV service organizations and the LGBT movement in 2016 and 2017.

noted the conference - Legislation on “foreign agents” is becoming stricter every year. On December 1, 2022, the law “On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence” came into force, as well as numerous legislative amendments to “foreign agency” regulation. You can read about the list of “affiliated persons”, new registers and other innovations in the law on “foreign agents”. analysis of OVD-Info - In the fall of 2021, OVD-Info launched a project. We explore the practice of applying laws on “foreign agents”, talk about their impact on civil society and specific people, initiate discussions with experts and suggest ways of possible changes. In December 2021, together with the Center for the Protection of Media Rights, we began to provide legal support to people and organizations that were included in the registers of “foreign agents.” "Inoteka"​