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🇬🇪 All Eyes on Georgia This Week: Verdicts for over 20 prisoners of conscience imminent

Georgia faces a critical and tense week as verdicts for more than 20 political prisoners are set to be announced.

At least, 175 drones, 14 missiles and two ballistic missiles were fired at Kyiv alone.

Das ist übrigens genau das was ich meine, wenn ich bei Vorträgen frage was man glaubt wer zwischen einem selbst und einem Unrechtsstaat stehen wird?
Es sind die Leute um einen herum: die Nachbar_innen, die Freund_innen, die Gemeinschaft.
Das ist die Quelle des Widerstands.

Berlin book event poster 'Frieden verhandeln im Krieg' (Negotiating Peace in War) - German language discussion with journalists and experts on Russia-Ukraine conflict, n-ost media hub, May 21st, featuring Mandy Ganske-Zapf, Cindy Wittke, Anastasia Rodi, moderated by Tamina Kutscher

Can peace be negotiated while bombs still fall? Join us as we unpack what “peace” might actually mean in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Discussion with @mgzapf.bsky.social, @cindywittke.bsky.social & @anastasiarodi.bsky.social

To register: bit.ly/frieden-verh...

1/2 Pictures from last night in #Tbilisi. 9 April is a day of remembrance and resistance in Georgia. As protests continue, we at n-ost are closely monitoring the situation: independent journalists have been targeted, equipment confiscated, and reporters injured while covering pro-EU demonstrations.

1/ German Media Organizations Call for Support of Independent Media in Eastern Europe

@n-ost.bsky.social together with @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de, @ecpmf.bsky.social, @austauschorg.bsky.social and 7 other organizations demands increased funding for independent media facing existential threats.

Event promotional image for 'n-ost kitchen talks' featuring a minimalist logo combining angular orange and beige shapes forming an abstract 'n' with a stylized bowl/pan shape below. The background is dark gray. The text announces an upcoming event titled 'War Correspondent: A Czech radio reporter in Ukraine' with film and discussion on February 12, 6-8 pm at n-ost media hub Berlin. Speakers include Inga Pylypchuk (Documentary filmmaker) and Robert Putzbach (Journalist, FAZ). The n-ost logo appears in the bottom left corner. The design uses a bold white and orange color scheme with modern typography.

1/ What makes a war story worth hearing? For radio journalist Martin Dorazín, it's about finding the right ingredients – not just in what people say, but in the spaces between words, where daily life unfolds.
#WarCorrespondent #Ukraine #BerlinEvents #n_ost

Politik unterteilt sich derzeit in zwei Lager:
Manche haben verstanden, dass man Mehrheiten ERZEUGEN kann und die anderen glauben, ihnen hinterher rennen zu müssen.

YouTube video by Robert Habeck Tun Sie es nicht, Herr Merz | Robert Habeck

Von Adenauer bis Merkel haben konservative Kanzler sich stets in den Dienst Europas gestellt. Doch Friedrich Merz ist dabei, eine Mehrheit mit erklärten EU-Feinden – mit der in Teilen gesichert rechtsextremen AfD – zu bilden. Dieses Verhalten macht Europa kaputt.

youtu.be/7TAGh4PEBXY

Wenn mir etwas Hoffnung macht, dann sind es mutige Menschen.

1/Azerbaijan's independent media finds itself in a pressure cooker, facing heat from all sides. With six more journalists detained in recent months, the crackdown on independent journalism has reached new heights.

Join our Kitchen Talk on press freedom in Azerbaijan!

Maksym Butkevych: "Ich habe gemerkt, dass ich Gewalt falsch verstanden habe" Als Pazifist wurde er zum Kommandeur – und geriet in russische Gefangenschaft. Zwei Jahre, vier Monate lang. Hier erzählt der Ukrainer Maksym Butkevych, wie er überlebte.

Am Ende dieses Jahres habe ich nur eine Bitte: Lest, was Maksym Butkevych zu sagen hat. Der ukrainische Pazifist und Menschenrechtler spricht über den Krieg und russische Kriegsgefangenschaft. Ein herausragendes Interview von @alicebota.bsky.social und @oliviakortas.bsky.social.

1/ On last Friday morning, Lexo Keshelashvili, a journalist for @publikage.bsky.social , was heading to work - unaware he would end up in hospital. Police broke his nose and neck simply because he demanded what's written in Georgia's constitution: EU membership for Georgia.

1/ Call for Journalists: Study Visit to Kyiv 2025

Dates: 10-18 February 2025
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Eligibility: Journalists from BG, FR, DE, HU, IT, ES
Coverage: travel, accommodation, and catering costs
Participation fee: None
Application deadline: 25 November 2024

1/3 We're at fome symposium: MiCT, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung and n-ost co-coordinated panel "Western Normativity in Media Assistance – Universal or Flexible?" on adapting journalism ethics in challenging environments. Experts Nata Dzvelishvili and Rita Ruduša sharing insights.

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1.390.460, Hanno Gundert ‪@hannogundert.bsky.social‬, joined on 6. Okt. 2023"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1.390.460!

1/5 n-ost and in-depth launch their first conference on climate journalism in the Eastern Europe Caucasus region, August 27-29th!
We're bringing together journalists from across Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to discuss how to make climate change a key issue in the region's media.

How do you navigate the complexities of war reporting?

Our latest three episodes of Covering Ukraine explore challenges and personal experiences of reporting from Ukraine:

Bluesky for Journalists

Just published on our blog: Bluesky for Journalists FAQ

This page also includes a link to a waitlist form for journalists, so members of the press no longer have to email our press inbox for a code.

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