Photo exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian journalists held in Russian captivity opened in European Parliament. PHOTO
The Imprisoned Freedom photo exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian journalists illegally held in Russian captivity was opened in Brussels. The opening took place in the European Parliament's information hub.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to IMI.
According to the Institute of Mass Information, Russia is holding at least 30 civilian Ukrainian media workers in captivity. The central figure in the exhibition is Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was tortured to death in a Russian prison.
At the opening of the exhibition, Iryna Zemliana, a media expert at the Institute of Mass Information, spoke about the fates of journalist Oleksandr Makhov, who stood up for Ukraine, and photojournalist Maksym Levin, who were killed by Russians, and called for everything possible to free the media from Russian captivity.
"Since the beginning of 2014, more than 100 journalists have been held in Russian captivity, and at least 30 journalists are currently in captivity. This means that each of them may not return alive.
There is a story about Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity at the age of 27. She was a young, healthy woman. What could they have done to her to make her not survive? We must do everything possible to return Ukrainian journalists who are being illegally detained by Russia on trumped-up charges," Zemliana said.
