Location: CORRECTIV.Exile (near Jannowitzbrücke, exact address will be shared after registration)
Reporting from Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia is not just difficult, it is dangerous. Journalists face threats from the occupying army, while local media are silenced and replaced with propaganda. As a result, the world sees only fragments of what life under occupation truly looks like, and countless human rights violations remain concealed from international audiences.
This year, n-ost and the Public Interest Journalism Lab (Ukraine) launched a project dedicated to supporting safer reporting on life under occupation. Sixteen journalists from Ukraine, Germany, France, and Poland took part in an intensive week-long training focused on techniques that protect both reporters and their sources. Afterwards, they formed cross-border teams, carried out months of research, and produced investigations that illuminate realities many never get to see.
This panel, organised in partnership with n-ost and CORRECTIV.Exile, presents some of the insights gained through their work: How are Ukrainian men forcibly mobilised into Russia’s army? What does everyday life look like for queer people under occupation? What risks do Ukrainians face when attempting to flee? And how do occupying authorities attempt to erase the national identity of Ukrainian children?
Join the discussion with:
Maryna Kumeda, freelancer for Ukrainian and French media;
Clara Marchaud, Ukraine correspondent for Le Figaro, L’Express, Mediapart, and contribute to Euractiv;
Emilia Sulek, freelancer for Gazeta Wyborcza, Die Wochenzeitung, Strassenmagazin Surprise, New Lines Magazine;
Kristina Thomas, freelance journalist for German media.
Moderated by Viera Zuborova, director at CORRECTIV.Exile.
