Anna Rivina

Russian women’s rights activist barred from entering Georgia

A Russian women’s rights activist living in Georgia has been denied re-entry into the country just days after she was declared a ‘foreign agent’ by Russia. On Sunday, the independent Russian magazine Kholod reported that Anna Rivina had been denied entry following a work trip to Yerevan. Rivina is the founder and director of Nasiliu.Net (‘no to violence’), an organisation providing services and shelter to victims of domestic violence, and had reportedly been living in Georgia for several mon