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Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach

@maryias.bsky.social

journalism, press freedom, whole-of-society issues, hybrid warfare, prebunking, sciencecom, stratcom, collaborations. | #belarus origin, based in #poland | cover #cee #ee #ca and beyond. | Columbia j-school alum. | CEPA non-resident. | freepressunltd.bsky

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๐ŸŽ‰Congrat to our long term partner #ZiaruldeGarda for winning the 2025 #EuropeanPressPrize! The undercover work of ZdGโ€™s reporters allowed to uncover the unprecedented scale of pre elections interference of pro Russian politicians in 2024. We are proud of our collaboration with Ziarul de Garda!

30.05.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today I participate in the Olympics. Well, almost. The meeting of the Venice Club is taking place in the Zappione - a building constructed for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

My input will be on building the resilience of societies, including the media, as we do at @freepressunlimited.org

21.05.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An important debate on the state of political prisoners in #Belarus facilitated by Dutch MFA in The Hague. As @freepressunlimited.org, we contributed by bringing courageous ex political prisoner and editor Olga Loiko and discussing the strength and resilience of Belarusian independent media.

16.05.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At OHCHR side event at #WPFD2025 discussing, among others, how to empower smaller/local/responsible content creators and media in the context of AI and its role in the information integrity. With Irene Khan, Julia Haas, Anna Herold and Maria Luisa Stasi.

05.05.2025 10:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'The resilience of #journalism gives us hope' says Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach. On #WorldTalks @tvpworld.bsky.social Maryia talks about what keeps independent journalism alive, even in the face of #disinformation, #censorship & growing political pressure. โžก๏ธ ow.ly/r7EW50VMtGV
#WPFD @maryias.bsky.social

03.05.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A message on #WPFD2025 shared with @tvpworld.bsky.social today: The world should better protect journalists and press freedom, as w/out free media people won't be able to make informed choices influencing their lives and safety. If media lose, disinfo wins, but everyone else loses.

03.05.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Greenlandโ€™s Hidden Treasures: Next Gold Rush for China, Russia and Trump? | On Air
YouTube video by TVP WORLD Greenlandโ€™s Hidden Treasures: Next Gold Rush for China, Russia and Trump? | On Air

My short comment on the state of the Belarusian language in Belarus, aired just before todayโ€™s sham presidential elections. m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FSa...

26.01.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To all Syrians I know: I hope this moment brings lasting and deserved positive change. Fingers crossed for a democratic Syria.

08.12.2024 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I donโ€™t speak Georgian, but watching this live stream from what looks like middle of night protests in Tbilisi speaks without words: mtavari.tv/en/live?fbcl... Fingers crossed for Georgia.

30.11.2024 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, itโ€™s not often that I get follows from crows. :)

28.11.2024 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome, honoured to be your third follower ;)

28.11.2024 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nameplate โ€œchaos coordinatorโ€

Nameplate โ€œchaos coordinatorโ€

Got a present from colleagues who believe this defines my role in the organisation (life?) better than official titles.

27.11.2024 08:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our colleagues contributed a lot to this report - please, find a moment to read, if youโ€™re interested in media in Poland.

25.11.2024 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exactly; and then for those demanding perfection there is always an option to switch to one of my two mother tongues :)

24.11.2024 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Po prostu podoba im siฤ™ skrรณt KO ๐Ÿ˜‚

24.11.2024 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On a positive note, we (non-native speakers) kind of expect to be corrected, and itโ€™s not a major factor that would stop me from performing publicly or submitting a text.

24.11.2024 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for pointing this out. I remember how frustrated I was, having passed TOEFL with 118/120 score (top 2%), to get edits where most of corrections were about the use of articles. Yes, it was me choosing to get a Masterโ€™s degree in journalism in a foreign language, but stillโ€ฆ

24.11.2024 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Nawrocki is chosen as PiS candidate tomorrow, then PiS will have a candidate who is a decade younger than Trzaskowski ) (Czarnek only half-decade)โ€ฆ

23.11.2024 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did he?..

23.11.2024 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats to @rafal-trzaskowski.bsky.social with winning the partyโ€™s primaries to become the presidential nominee. ๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

23.11.2024 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I checked the story of the shop and apparently it is run by an emigrant from Siberia who came to Croatia as a child. As an adult, she visited Russia but did not like the life there. Still, she decided to open this spot back in 2014. I wonder why she never thought of re-branding.

22.11.2024 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dla mnie ล›nieg to wspomnienia z okresu ล›wiฤ™towania urodzin, dlatego teลผ przenoszฤ™ siฤ™ w myล›lach do dzieciล„stwa, i sฤ… to bardzo sentymentalne wspomnienia. Niestety teraz mamy coraz cieplejsze zimy. โ„๏ธโ„๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒจ๏ธ

22.11.2024 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This โ€œrussianโ€ shop in the middle of Zagreb sells Ukrainian pastry, Georgian mineral water, Belarusian cosmetics (โ€œlast items bought before sanctionsโ€) and lots of Germany-made pickled and canned foods. Thatโ€™s how they see Russia, I guess. Or its aspirations.

22.11.2024 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m Maryia, I just have no talent for languages

21.11.2024 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš ๏ธ Free Press Unlimited deletes X account: conflicts with core values. We will delete our account on the messaging platform X (formerly Twitter) as of December 1.

21.11.2024 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Keep up the good press freedom work! :)

21.11.2024 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

W raczej ateistycznych Czechach Wigilia jest wolna, ale niedzielฤ™ sฤ… handlowe :). Jak by ktoล› zaproponowaล‚ wolnฤ… Wigiliฤ™ ale jednoczeล›nie zrobiล‚ porzฤ…dek z niedzielami handlowymi na przykล‚adzie Brukseli (niektรณre duลผe sklepy otwarte pรณล‚ dnia, w zamian zamkniฤ™te pรณล‚ dnia w tygodniu), byล‚oby idealnie.

19.11.2024 05:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While a speedy railway between Warsaw and Vilnius is something to dream of, and probably not in our generationโ€™s lifetime,

finishing roadworks in two places makes it possible to travel for just 5 hours - or 6 with stops.

In #lithuania for the next 3 days. Sky as blue as can be locally.

18.11.2024 06:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0