Rising Above the Fray: Frontline Discussions with Oleh Sentsov and Vazha Gaprindashvili
Institute of War and Peace Reporting is organizing a panel discussion entitled Rising Above the Fray: Frontline Discussions with Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin political prisoner Oleh Sentsov and Vazha Gaprindashvili, Georgian doctor who was illegally detained by Russian-controlled occupation forces.
The event takes place in Tbilisi, Iota Hotel, Copper & Green room on 21st February.
The event aims to highlight human rights violations in the occupied territories of Georgia and Ukraine and seek more effective ways to defend the rights of illegally detained civilians.
Simultaneous interpretation into English, Georgian and Russian will be provided throughout the event.
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Agenda
16:00-16:30 Welcome coffee and registration
16:30-16:40 Opening remarks
16:40-17:30 Panel session: Human Rights in Occupied Territories of Ukraine and Georgia
Panel speakers:
- Oleh Sentsov, Film Director
- Vazha Gaprindashvili, Doctor
- Levan Asatiani, Senior Campaigner - South Caucasus, Amnesty International
- Giorgi Dgebuadze, International Law Research Fellow, Tbilisi State University
Moderator: Temur Kiguradze, Freelance Journalist, IWPR contributor and formerly BBC Russia
17:30-17:45 Questions and Answers