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Mobile network provider terminates service for Russian advocacy group Nasiliu.Net, crashing emergency helpline for domestic violence victims
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The Russian advocacy group Nasiliu.Net (No to Violence) reported on May 30 that its mobile network operator suddenly terminated its service, crashing an emergency helpline available to domestic violence victims. “Previously, the service did not warn us about problems related to our ‘foreign agent’ status, which we have been forced to have since 2020. Its disconnection is already seriously affecting our work and ability to provide assistance to victims,” Nasiliu.Net said in a statement on Friday.
Earlier this week, on May 26, the group reported that it had stopped receiving WhatsApp messages from domestic violence victims seeking the organization’s help. “In recent days, we have encountered a series of technical problems in different services that ensure our operations. Our technical department is working to resolve these issues,” Nasiliu.Net said in a Telegram post.
Nasiliu.Net was founded in 2015 to make the problem of domestic violence more visible in Russia and to provide free help for domestic violence survivors. In November 2019, Anna Romashchenko, then the group’s regional coordinator, joined the first-ever episode of The Naked Pravda podcast to discuss how Nasiliu.Net helps to create safe spaces for women in Russia.
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