l. Dr. Sonja Müller Trainee in Berlin As part of the media actor training project, a representative of the Ukrainian section, together with representatives of the German and Armenian sections, visited a number of organizations and took an active part in meetings from November 26 to 29. The meetings were diverse, interesting, and useful. Many new acquaintances, information, and hopes for fruitful interaction. Each meeting revealed a
Visit to the Hessian State Parliament On November 20, 2024, as part of the program and internship, interns from the Armenian and Ukrainian sections, together with representatives of the German section, visited the Landtag of Hesse (German: Hessischer Landtag) - the parliament of the state of Hesse. During the meeting, we met and had the opportunity to ask questions to deputies Martina Feldmeyer and Miriam Dahlke (representatives of the Union
Get to know - Selivanova Svetlana - trainee from Ukraine Selivanova Svetlana Participant of the project for training media actors, section of Ukraine. I am 47 years old, married, have 3 children - two sons and a daughter. I have a higher education. I learned about the launch of the project from the IAC (information and Analytical Center) ISHR telegram channel in July 2024, followed the link to the page
Kharkiv 2024: first 10 days of November under shelling Not a single day or night goes by without bombings in Kharkiv. While the whole world is preparing for the brightest family holiday - Christmas, Ukraine is suffering from constant air raids and missiles. However, even in these dark days, Kharkiv, one of the largest cities in eastern Ukraine, is preparing for the holiday: Christmas locations are being set up and
Invitation to the press conference: Commitment to Ukrainian civilian prisoners Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, there have been blatant human rights violations, including the abduction of numerous civilians. The IGFM presents the situation of Ukrainian civilian prisoners in a press conference with activists, politicians, survivors and relatives. Date: 30 September 2024, 11:00 am Location: Massif Central, Bethmannstraße 7-9, 60311 Frankfurt am Main At a
12 more children returned to Ukraine from occupied territories This was announced by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for human rights Dmytro Lubinets. "It was possible to return 12 Ukrainian children to their homeland! Children together with their relatives lived - in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions. Fortunately, now they are already in Ukrainian-controlled territory. Each family experienced in its own way the mess created by the occupation 'authorities'," Lubinets
A contribution to the special campaign at the Children's Hospital in Odessa, June 3, 2024 Since an IGFM Christmas campaign in 2022 for sick and war-disabled children, the IGFM has repeatedly received calls for help from the central children's hospital in Odessa/Ukraine. In April 2024, an IGFM member, at high personal risk, delivered 10,000 venous catheters financed by donations to the hospital in a small truck and in May the
OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 March – 31 May 2024) The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and subsequent hostilities continued to have a devastating impact on the civilian population in the period between 1 March and 31 May 2024. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) documented that the cross-border offensive by Russian armed forces in Kharkiv region alone
The German government opposes the deportation of Ukrainians who do not want to work, according to a representative of the German Federal Foreign Office. Photo: Ukrainians in Germany (gettyimages.com) He reminded that Russia attacks targets across Ukraine daily and also tries to destroy infrastructure in the western part of the country. "Therefore, I don't know where there can be a safe place in Ukraine," emphasized the representative of
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: Russian military captures civilians in the northern part of the city of Vovchansk Until 16 May, the Ukrainian police helped residents evacuate the affected part of the city, but now the Russian military is not allowing people to evacuate or leave the city. "According to the latest information, the Russian military did not allow the residents to leave: People were abducted and herded into