Public Interest Journalism Lab

We research, create and popularise best practices for public interest journalism in the digital age | Partners with @TRPUkraine #JusticeForUkraine

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Oleshky under blockade, “Victory for Viktoria” and the case of Ukrainian children at the ECHR https://t.co/gBqn7hMDzE

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Danyil Vakhovskyi of General Cherry described developing new products with brigades for the needs of specific units. Terekh explained why manufacturers can no longer rely on waiting for battlefield feedback: they have to anticipate the enemy’s next move. https://t.co/OtDahUiuBx

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“Sometimes it gets better, sometimes it gets tougher,” says Iryna Terekh, CEO of Fire Point, about the technological race against Russia. A weapon that works today may lose its edge within months as the enemy changes tactics and develops countermeasures.

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Nataliya Gumenyuk asked defence technology companies how they can anticipate the next threat while responding to the current one.

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“Everything that shocked the world after 2022 had already been tested by Russia in Crimea. The only difference is that almost no one was watching at the time,” says @ngumenyuk, who visited occupied Crimea six times between 2014 and 2020. Read more: https://t.co/CzJJQflYoX

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1/3 The ECHR will hold an oral hearing on 22 September in the case of 10 Ukrainian children whom Russia failed to return after occupying Crimea in 2014. Their profiles later appeared on a Russian adoption website.

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@zminaUkraine and PIJL joined the case as third-party interveners, presenting evidence of Russia’s systematic passportisation, indoctrination, militarisation and transfer of Ukrainian children. The submission includes testimony from @ngumenyuk.

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The Dutch Parliament has called on the government to step up pressure on Russia and work for the release of at least 28 Ukrainian journalists and media workers held in Russian captivity. https://t.co/2NdgJhAqcU

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In the new episode of When Everything Matters, Nataliya Gumenyuk speaks with Edwin Bendyk about Ukraine–Poland tensions, historical memory, fear of war, “peace parties,” and the future of Ukrainians in Poland.

Listen: https://t.co/lWKOuqlRFs

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This is what Nataliya spoke about at the @UN_HRC event: journalist safety cannot begin after death.
It must mean access to detainees, pressure on states, investigations, evidence, accountability, and concrete action before it is too late.

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In war, journalists often work where perpetrators want crimes to have no witnesses.
On June 19, Nataliya Gumenyuk @ngumenyuk spoke at the UN in Geneva during “The Truth Is Not a Target: Safety of Journalists in Conflict.”

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Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian detention.
Her case was known. Journalists, human rights defenders, and international organizations spoke about her. But this did not secure access, release, or a transparent process.

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Kersti Kaljulaid @KerstiKaljulaid on Heraskevych’s “memory helmet,” Narva on Russia’s border, what NATO’s presence in Estonia really means, and how Russia targets Ukraine’s energy system. A sharp, honest conversation about security and responsibility. https://t.co/DJIh1AEl1i

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In the new episode of When Everything Matters, Nataliya Gumenyuk speaks with Jeffrey Trimble about modern Russia, his experience reporting from the Soviet Union, and how the U.S. sees Ukraine today. https://t.co/fuXoyqvubJ

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What is the risk that Moscow might disrupt future elections in Ukraine?

"Russia is trying to use and sow division inside of Ukraine," argues @ngumenyuk the co-founder of @PIJLab.

"I do still think that Ukrainian society is rather resilient."

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We, together with @ECPMF, are opening a new call for fellowships for independent media and journalists in Ukraine for 2026. Priority goes to frontline regions, relocated newsrooms, and reporters working in high-risk conditions.
https://t.co/SROsORA8Zs

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“In an entire city, it was Serhii who was killed,” his friend says.

This is a story about a man who saved lives for decades — and was killed for doing his job.

https://t.co/EDpssJjJR5

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On the night of January 9, during a Russian drone attack on Kyiv, paramedic Serhii Smoliak was killed while responding to an emergency call.

He came to help people in a damaged residential building. A second strike followed.

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Serhii was 56. For more than 25 years, he worked as a senior paramedic in Kakhovka, Kherson region.

After the occupation, he kept working under constant danger. Later, his family fled to Kyiv.