WHEN:
12 March @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
WHERE:
IPU Room, Palace Of Westminster London, SW1A 0AA
Admission:
Free with registration. Register here
Putin’s Hostages: Ukrainian Political Prisoners of the Kremlin is a documentary about the roughly 70 Ukrainians political prisoners incarcerated throughout Russia and occupied Crimea. These prisoners are held in conditions that threaten their health, life, and human dignity. Many of them are kept in long-term isolated confinement, with devastating effects on their mental health. They have little (if any) access to health care services leading to needless suffering, disability, and even death. The prisoners’ rights to communicate with families and the outside world are extremely curtailed. Through the stories of three such prisoners – Pavlo Hryb, Yevhen Panov, and Bekir Dehermendzhy – the documentary will recount the propaganda mechanism and actual goal of show trials conducted in order to justify Russian involvement in Ukraine.
By kind invitation of Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP, the Henry Jackson Society is pleased to invite you to join Nikolai Polozov, Maria Tomak, Alya Shandra and Dr. Andrew Foxall for the screening of the thought provoking Putin’s Hostages: Ukrainian Political Prisoners of the Kremlin documentary (approx. 35 minutes) which will be followed by a discussion and Q&A session.
SPEAKERS:
Nikolai Polozov, Russian Human Rights Lawyer
Maria Tomak, Ukrainian Human Rights Activist, Journalist, Researcher and Coordinator
Oleksandra (Alya) Shandra, Producer, Ukrainian Civic Figure and Journalist
DISCUSSANT:
Dr. Andrew Foxall, Director of Research, the Henry Jackson Society
CHAIR:
Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP