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Time | LOCATION | Speaker | topic |
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| 11:00 AM | Kyiv | – Maria Klymyk, Documentary Filmmaker at the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR); – Ivan Dibrov, Former Prisoner of War, 1st Marine Battalion; – Vladyslav Havrylov, Analyst of the MIHR; – Representative of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT). All in person. | Presentation of the analytical report: “Technologies of Terror: Comparative Analysis of Soviet and russian Torture Methods” Why is it important? Electroshocks, “reception” (a violent and sometimes deadly initiation where newly arrived prisoners must walk through a corridor lined with dozens of guards striking them with batons, rods, or hammers; falling results in even harsher beatings), mock executions, forced physical labor, and denial of medical care: the MIHR analyzed 40 testimonies from Ukrainian prisoners of war released between 2022 and 2024. russian torture practices were compared with Soviet-era methods documented in criminal cases and archival records on political detention. In its new analytical report “Technologies of Terror”, the MIHR reveals the continuity of torture practices between russia and the Soviet Union and provides a legal assessment of these crimes. Registration form: https://forms.gle/REdpzeRPLZG2Y9149 |
| 1:00 PM | Kyiv | – Igor Rozkladai, Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM), Chief Expert in Media Law and Content Moderation in Social Media; – Lera Lauda, Co-Founder of the ABO Local Media Development Agency. All in person. | Discussion: “Independent Media in Ukraine: Challenges, Role, and Future” Key topics: – The urgent need for reform in Ukraine’s independent media and their pivotal role in supporting the country’s recovery; – The resource and funding crisis facing independent news outlets amid the ongoing full-scale war; – Strategies for countering russian propaganda and combating ‘Ukraine fatigue’ in the international arena; – Major challenges facing Ukrainian and global media in an evolving global media landscape. |
