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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.

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Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan

21 Apr 2026
Publication
Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan
21 Apr 2026
Amicus Brief to the European Court of Human Rights on spyware and surveillance in Azerbaijan
KeepItOn 2025 Internet Shutdowns Report

Breaking records, breaking connections: internet shutdowns in EECA in 2025

31 Mar 2026

Launching today, March 31, 2026, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition’s new report, Rising repression meets global resistance: Internet shutdowns in 2025, reveals that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented in 52 countries. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia the internet was shut down 29 times in seven countries.

Press Release
Breaking records, breaking connections: internet shutdowns in EECA in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Breaking records, breaking connections: internet shutdowns in EECA in 2025
Internet shutdowns typology of harm socials

Submission to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan on 2022 internet shutdowns

10 Mar 2026

With increasing development of AI applications, it’s crucial for Sri Lanka to
develop a strong foundational guide for the use of emerging technology.

Publication
Submission to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan on 2022 internet shutdowns
10 Mar 2026
Submission to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan on 2022 internet shutdowns
Cameroon

Russia’s record war on connectivity

28 Jul 2025

Internet shutdowns in Russia have been breaking records, with authorities cutting connectivity and blocking apps across the country.

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Russia’s record war on connectivity
28 Jul 2025
Russia’s record war on connectivity
Cameroon

#KeepItOn: Кремль должен воздержаться от отключений во время национальных праздников и мероприятий

12 May 2025

Ниже подписавшиеся решительно осуждают отключения интернета, введённые российскими властями накануне и во время празднования 80-летия Победы во Второй мировой войне.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: Кремль должен воздержаться от отключений во время национальных праздников и мероприятий
12 May 2025
#KeepItOn: Кремль должен воздержаться от отключений во время национальных праздников и мероприятий
Cameroon

#KeepItOn: The Kremlin must refrain from imposing internet shutdowns during key national events

12 May 2025

The undersigned human rights organizations call on the UK government to take immediate action to free Alaa, and save his mother’s life.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: The Kremlin must refrain from imposing internet shutdowns during key national events
12 May 2025
#KeepItOn: The Kremlin must refrain from imposing internet shutdowns during key national events
VPN Ban

Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now

2 Sep 2024

Access Now, RKS Global, and civil society partners call on Apple to immediately restore all VPN service applications previously removed from its App Store in Russia

Press Release
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
2 Sep 2024
Apple’s decision in Russia is rotten to the core — restore VPNs on App Store now
VPN Ban

Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет

2 Sep 2024

Access Now и члены гражданского общества просим Apple вернуть заблокированные VPN-сервисы в российский App Store.

Press Release
Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет
2 Sep 2024
Open letter to Apple: Хватит помогать цензурировать Рунет
VPN Ban

Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet 

2 Sep 2024

Access Now and Russian and international civil society call on Apple to restore all blocked VPN services on the App Store in Russia.

Press Release
Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet 
2 Sep 2024
Open letter to Apple: Stop censoring Runet 
#KeepItOn report

ВЕЦА в 2023 году: отключения интернета прикрывают злодеяния

4 Jun 2024

Почти по всем показателям 2023 год стал худшим годом по количеству отключений интернета за всю историю наблюдений.

Press Release
ВЕЦА в 2023 году: отключения интернета прикрывают злодеяния
4 Jun 2024
ВЕЦА в 2023 году: отключения интернета прикрывают злодеяния
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