The discussion explored how Russian occupying authorities treat local civilian populations, how evidence of crimes against civilians can be collected safely, and why international awareness of this documentation is crucial. The panel was moderated by Natalia Gumeniuk, founder and CEO of the Public Interest Journalism Lab, and featured Raji Abdul Salam, Chief Legal Data Archivist at The Reckoning Project, as well as Lenie Umerova, a Crimean Tatar activist and former prisoner of war.
Two days earlier, on December 10, n-ost, together with CORRECTIV.EXILE, hosted a presentation of journalistic work dedicated to the same topic. The event brought together journalists Maryna Kumeda, a freelancer for Ukrainian and French media; Clara Marchaud, Ukraine correspondent for Le Figaro, L’Express, and Mediapart and contributor to Euractiv; Emilia Sulek, a freelancer for Gazeta Wyborcza, Die Wochenzeitung, Strassenmagazin Surprise, and New Lines Magazine; and Kristina Thomas, a freelance journalist working for German media. The presentation was moderated by Viera Zuborova, director at CORRECTIV.EXILE.