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Jun 20 8 tweets 2 min read
Tonight we are delighted to speak with Zarina Zabrisky, @ZarinaZabrisky , Director of "Kherson Human Safari", documenting russian war crimes in Kherson. We discussed this topic earlier this month after the UN and Human Rights Watch reports were published. Zarina's been there since shortly after Kherson was liberated. Here's our thread from a few weeks ago on the topic:
Jun 12 23 tweets 7 min read
Tonight on Genocide in Ukraine, we're discussing the fight to get Ukrainian children back home. Current information from

The additional information under the number of deported and or forcibly displaced children notes open source data obtained from the russian federation states it's 744 thousand children. childrenofwar.gov.ua/en/Image
Jun 5 10 tweets 3 min read
Tonight on Genocide in Ukraine, we will discuss the May 28, 2025 UN report on the russian systematic drone attacks targeting Ukrainian civilians in Kherson. 🧵 This has been reported for almost a year, but in the last week both the UN report and a Human Rights Watch report have been published on the topic. Here's the May 28 UN press release:

ukraine.un.org/en/295172-un-c…
Feb 22 13 tweets 3 min read
I and a dear friend just got our English-language copies of Victoria Amelina's @vamelina unfinished book this week. Her life was cut short in 2023 by a russian missile striking a city center in Kramatorsk, Ukraine on June 27, 2022. 🧵 I have been staring at the finished book in my hands for days now, so thankful for the strong women who have completed Vika's project, yet frozen when I tried to open it to read.
Dec 27, 2024 24 tweets 7 min read
Tonight on Genocide in Ukraine we will continue our discussion about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Genocide Convention, and the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab report on Russia’s Systematic Program of Coerced Adoption and Fostering of Ukraine’s Children. This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.
Nov 22, 2024 32 tweets 9 min read
Tonight on Genocide in Ukraine we'll discuss the Holodomor and commemoration events this weekend. 91 years ago, russia tried to starve Ukraine into submission. They've tried it again in this war, too. This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.
Nov 8, 2024 10 tweets 3 min read
Tonight on Genocide in Ukraine, we'll discuss US law related to Genocide and the 2018 Elie Weisel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act. This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress. Please use these resources if you need support. You are not alone.

Jul 27, 2024 28 tweets 8 min read
Today on Understanding Genocide in Ukraine, we will discuss Russia's Persecution of Ukrainian Christians. This week there was a very powerful US Helsinki Commission Hearing on the topic, and we want to bring that update to you.

We will also discuss recent activity between Ukrainian leaders and the Pope, and another recent article by @GinaJesseReina. This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.

May 11, 2024 36 tweets 10 min read
Tonight on Understanding Genocide in Ukraine: we will discuss the Crimean Tatars.

Next weekend is the 80th anniversary of Stalin's deportation of Tatars in 1944, recognized as a genocide by some nations (let's make it more!).

Russia continues to violate Crimean human rights. This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.
Mar 9, 2024 27 tweets 8 min read
Tonight on Understanding Genocide in Ukraine, we'll recognize International Women's Day by highlighting some brave Ukrainian women dedicated to human rights, protecting Ukrainian children, and fighting the Russian attempt to genocide Ukraine. Who are your Ukrainian heroines? This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.
Mar 2, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
Tonight on Understanding Genocide in Ukraine, we will continue our look at the history of russia's attempts to "russify" Ukraine and review a new UN report examining the impact of 10 years of russian occupation in Crimea.

ukraine.un.org/en/261831-ten-…
Feb 17, 2024 16 tweets 5 min read
There has been so much activity related to russia's crimes against Ukraine's children and civilians in general! This week we will focus most of tonight's session on those events, which we'll outline below. This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.
Dec 9, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
In tonight's 'Understanding Genocide in Ukraine' segment, we will continue our discussion of Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children, and the recent report by Yale University, which implicates Belarusian as well as Russian officials in this war crime. There are many good articles and references in last week's link, and I encourage you to review them in this week's context also. The primary report we'll continue to review is this one:

hub.conflictobservatory.org/portal/sharing…
Nov 25, 2023 37 tweets 10 min read
In tonight's segment of 'Understanding Genocide in Ukraine', we will discuss the Holodomor and examine a new report by international human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance about russia's latest actions to weaponize Ukrainian agriculture: globalrightscompliance.com/2023/11/16/new… x.com/MriyaReport/st… This can be an emotional topic; here are resources we share every week to assist if you experience distress.
Oct 14, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Here are some of the materials we are covering in today's Understanding Genocide in Ukraine session on @MriyaReport.
First is the thread from last week, including links to reports and articles.
Next is information on resources to assist if this topic is too difficult and you find yourself in emotional distress and need support.
Oct 7, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
Here are some of the materials we are covering in today's Understanding Genocide in Ukraine session on
@MriyaReport. First is the thread from last week, including links to reports and articles.
Next is information on resources to assist if this topic is too difficult and you find yourself in emotional distress and need support.