'Action' is a non-profit organization that has been engaged in educational work and assistance to HIV-infected people among socially vulnerable groups. After the center was marked as a 'foreign agent', its director Valery Sozaev announced the closure of the NGO after the fine of 300,000 rubles issued to the organization was paid. Now the organization is in the process of liquidation.
Name
Center 'Deystviye' ('Action')
Field of activity
HIV prevention and drug addiction care
Recognitions
Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2018
Inclusion date
24.12.2018
Reason for recognition
The organization was recognized as a 'foreign agent' after an inspection held by the Ministry of Justice, during which it was discovered that the organization had foreign sources of funding: it received money from the Open Institute for Public Health Foundation. The Ministry of Justice classified the organization's posts and reposts on social networks as political activity.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (10.07.2023)
Chronology
- Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
- Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO)