Announcements
Events that have already taken place
International Forum of the Crimea Platform Expert Network
The purpose of the forum is to discuss a wide range of problems caused by the occupation of Crimea and the Black and Azov Seas; to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the actions of the expert community, the state of Ukraine and partner countries; to formulate recommendations on the points of application of efforts and further actions to ensure the most efficient use of the capabilities of the expert community
The L. Kirkland Scholarship Program
The L. Kirkland Scholarship Program has been supporting individual development of young, ambitious and active citizens of Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia
International Training Programme on Gender Based Violence
We hope that you yourself, or someone in your organisation would be interested to join the training
Workshop “Journalism in Crisis and Conflict – an international exchange”
14 German and Ukrainian journalists will be invited to exchange their experience and discuss these issues with experts.
Call for submission of news reports for the international conference on “Migration in the media – perceptions, opportunies and challenges”
The Conference aims at bringing together Georgian and foreign journalists and media professionals, policymakers, scholars and researchers, to discuss the nexus between media and migration
Training: Basics of Video Production
Requirements: you should be from Ukraine or from Germany, between 18 and 27 years old
Eve of Vasyls Nativity: history of dissidents
January 12 marks the Day of the Political Prisoner. It was on this day of 1972 that an "ultimate pogrom" of the generation of the sixties began in Ukraine
Presentation of the results of the conference “Human Rights in Crimea: a view from Germany”
What challenges does Ukraine face in this issue and what steps should be taken by the Ukrainian government, human rights defenders, journalists etc. to improve the quality of informing about events in Crimea abroad?
Event “How does the Russian Federation threaten journalists abroad?”
Arkady Babchenko, who was a target of assassination attempt, will tell about the organisers of an attempted murder and Yuriy Lukanov will present his book "The Press: How Russia Destroyed Media Freedom in Crimea"
Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship
Application Deadline: October 5, 2018
The Democracy Study Centre invites to apply for its second academic year
Open to: PhD students, MA graduates, junior experts, journalists and civil society multipliers from the Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan) and Russia
Side-event “Torture in Ukraine Between Reform and Impunity”
OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2018
Mentorship program “Rights Reframed” on media advocacy projects
The program is seeking 10 participants from the following former Soviet countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
Minorities Fellowship Programme in the UN
At the end of the MFP, the fellows should have a general knowledge of the United Nations system, international human rights instruments and mechanisms in general and those relevant to minorities
Human rights training for women in Bulgaria
Twenty five participants will be selected among practicing lawyers and legal counselors working with human rights or women’s rights NGOs in the region
Training for youth workers in Lithuania
Besides using simulation games and board games experience we as well use method of Nonviolent Communication, Empathy, Image and Forum Theatre
Youth Exchange “Intercultural empowerment to fight racism!” (Spain)
We will use games, debates and theater in order to discuss about borders, racism and interculturality
“Sharing Heritage” in Osnabrück
There will be labs in different fields like art, history, performance, music as well as media and games offered
Columns
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
