On 1 March 2022, Ukrainian camera operator Yevhenii Sakun was killed during the bombing by Russian military forces of the Kyiv TV tower. The indiscriminate attack on the TV tower and the murder of the journalist marked the first major attack on the media after Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion began on 24 February 2022.
In the months that followed, at least eight more journalists and media workers were confirmed to have lost their lives in the line of duty or because of their work. Multiple journalists reporting from the front lines, both Ukrainian nationals and foreign correspondents, have also suffered serious injuries.
One year on from the killing of Mr. Sakun, this will examine the impact the war has had on press freedom, remember those who lost their lives, and discuss what more needs to be done to support free and independent media in Ukraine in its hour of need.
Speakers:
- Lina Kushsch, First Secretary of National Union of Journalists of Ukraine
- Anastasiya Stanko, Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter, co-founder of Hromadske, and聽member of the 鈥淪top censorship鈥� movement
- Andriy Boborykin, Executive Director, Ukrainska Pravda
- Moderator: Karol 艁uczka, Eastern Europe Monitoring and Advocacy at International Press Institute (IPI)
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[li_item icon=””]Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023[/li_item]
[li_item icon=”fa fa-clock-o”]Time: 11:00 CET[/li_item]
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The effects of the war in Ukraine on press freedom will also be covered during day one of the MFRR Summit 2023. .
This webinar is organised by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) a consortium or press freedom groups which tracks, monitors and reacts to violations of press and media freedom in EU Member States and Candidate Countries.
