Statement by the Coordination Committee of the Russian Coalition of HIV service organizations and LGBT communities on the situation with the blocking of Internet services. The Russian Coalition of HIV service organizations and LGBT communities represented by the Coordination Committee is very concerned about the current trends in blocking websites and information portals that work with the population on the topic of health and HIV prevention.

On Wednesday, May 2, Pasha Ovsyannikov died in a Sochi hospital. Head of the Assistance 2014 fund, which has been helping people with HIV in the South for many years. Before the foundation was closed in 2014, Pasha led support and testing projects. For many years he conducted self-help groups in a Moscow hotel, which people remember. Pasha's health deteriorated after the New Year. In April, he was hospitalized with pneumonia and meningitis.