Crimea: seven years of annexation
Date and time:
Tuesday 30 March, 2021
18:30 - 20:00
Location:
Crimea was illegally annexed by Russia seven years ago. Since then, Ukraine and the international community have insisted on its de jure status as Ukrainian territory, but, de facto, its residents have been living under the Russian rule. Some chose to flee to safety, many faced and continue to face severe persecution and others find ways to adapt to the new reality. This webinar will explore the key issues faced by the residents of Crimea and discuss the prospects for the peninsula’s return to Ukraine.
£5 standard / £3 student
Speaker
Alim Aliev
Alim Aliev is Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute (a public institution affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine). He is a human rights defender, manager of educational and cultural projects, researcher, and media consultant. He is the co-founder of the ‘Crimea SOS’ NGO. Previously, Alim Aliev was programme director of the Crimean House, a platform for cultural and human rights advocacy events and initiatives, and a media and communication consultant with the pro.mova company.
Speaker
Anton Korynevych
Anton Korynevych is a Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. He has held this post since 25 June 2019. Previously, he was Deputy Director of the Institute of International Relations and Associate Professor of the International Law Department of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He obtained his PhD in International Law in 2011 from the International Law Department of the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Moderator
Sevğil Musayeva
Sevğil Musayeva is a Ukrainian journalist from Crimea. She is editor-in-chief of Ukrayinska Pravda. Together with Alim Aliev, she co-authored a book about the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev. She is a five-time winner of the ‘Presszvanie’, a prize given to the best economic journalists in Ukraine. In addition, she has been awarded the Anthony Moskalenko Memorial Award for ‘contribution to the development of Ukrainian journalism’.
