Session #5 of Vilnis Media Seminar will be centered on two recent election campaigns in Belarus and Lithuania.
When: Thursday, 4. December 2008 17.00
To: Thursday, 4. December 2008
Where: Vilnius, Human Rights House, Latako str. 3
Host: Vilnius Media Seminar
More info: www.vilniusmediaseminar.org/
What kind of media products have been created during this campaign?
How were possibilities of internet used, especially YouTube?
During the seminar, clips from Belarus and Lithuania will be screened and discussed.
Working language: English
Free entrance
From June 2022 to November 2024, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) implemented a 30-month regional project that provided opportunities for emergency support for Ukrainian civil society and independent media in the wake of the full-scale Russian invasion. The project was funded by the European Union and implemented by ERIM-led coalition of partners, including including Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House, Black Sea Trust, East Europe Foundation, Human Rights House Tbilisi and HRHF.
Hennadii Vypynashko is a Ukrainian human rights defender who coordinated the Protection Program of the Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv for over 2.5 years, supporting civil society representatives affected by Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine. In this interview, he shares stories about supported human rights defenders and journalists, his motivation, and key takeaways from his experience.
Maryna Savchenko is a journalist from the Kherson region. Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the occupation of the Kherson region, she stayed in the city to report on the situation for the outside world for as long as she could while facing increasing threats. In this interview, she gives insight into her work and life under occupation, the story of her escape and the support she received to sustain herself.
