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Anastasiya Zhyrmont

Policy Manager (Eastern Europe & Central Asia)

Anastasiya spearheads Access Now’s Eastern Europe & Central Asia policy work, building coalitions, influencing key stakeholders, and bringing digital rights issues in restrictive environments into the international spotlight. Anastasiya previously worked as an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and currently serves as a board member for Inclusion Europe and explores solutions and technologies to promote inclusive education and independent living. Anastasiya holds a bachelor’s degree in international law from the European Humanities University and an LLM from the University of Amsterdam, where she dedicated both of her theses to new privacy challenges such as live facial recognition technology and the right to be forgotten.

Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief

Kazakhstan’s plan to require tech platform “localization” opens door to censorship

2 Nov 2021

Access Now urges Kazakhstan’s government to reject a plan to require tech platform localization as it would open the door to censorship.

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Kazakhstan’s plan to require tech platform “localization” opens door to censorship
2 Nov 2021
Kazakhstan’s plan to require tech platform “localization” opens door to censorship
European Ombudsman surveillance

Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation

6 Oct 2021

Access Now is still waiting for a sufficient outcome to whether passenger data disclosure aided the grounding of Ryanair flight FR4978 carrying journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega.

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Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation
6 Oct 2021
Was Passenger Name Record data exploited to kidnap Belarusian journalist? Access Now calls for EU investigation

Four ways the international community can protect Belarusian civil society under attack

3 Sep 2021

One year after Belarus’ disputed 2020 elections, government crackdowns have made it nearly impossible for civil society to operate within the country. Here’s how the international community can help.

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Four ways the international community can protect Belarusian civil society under attack
3 Sep 2021
Four ways the international community can protect Belarusian civil society under attack