Gongadze murder 16 years on: civil society and the media environment in Ukraine. Talk with Myroslava Gongadze
Date and time:
Monday 19 September, 2016
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
The killing of outspoken journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2001 was one of the turning points in the history of post-Soviet Ukraine. It spurred a civic protest movement, demanding more accountable law-enforcement and media freedoms, and played a role in forming Ukraine's much-praised civil society. For Gongadze's family, the search for justice has taken many years and is still not complete, as the ultimate masterminds of this crime have never faced justice. The Gongadze case exemplified many ills Ukraine has struggled with: lawlessness, weak institutions, and an absence of political will.
Myroslava Gongadze, Georgiy’s widow, will talk about the implications of the Gongadze case for Ukraine's civil society and media.
The talk will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute London.
This event will be held in English.
FREE
Speaker
Myroslava Gongadze
Myroslava Gongadze is the Service Chief of the Voice of America’s Ukrainian service. She is an award-winning journalist, a champion for democracy, and independent media. In addition to her work at the Voice of America, Gongadze often speaks at various fora discussing politics, democratisation, and media in Ukraine. She regularly contributes to NPR and has publications in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and Journal of Democracy. She received the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship in 2001 and the George Washington University Petrac Foundation scholarship in 2003. In 2014, she moderated a series of parliamentary debates on Ukraine's state TV channel. In 2015, she was ranked at number 53 on Focus Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential women in Ukraine.
