Program

Opening Remarks by David France, director of the award-winning HBO documentary film Welcome to Chechnya, 2020 (Sundance and Berlin International Film Festivals, Oscar short-listed)

Screening of the most impactful scenes from Welcome to Chechnya

Discussion and Q&A

• Discussion of the participants’ experiences, showcasing personal belongings tied to their ordeals
• Moderator: Anna Narinskaya (journalist, literary critic, curator)
• Participants: Maxim Lapunov and Rizvan Dadaev (survivors of torture in Chechnya)
• Simultaneous Interpreter: Elena Cook

Exhibition: Viewing of the “Instruments of Torture” exhibit

Speeches

• Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Russia
• David Isteev, Head of the North Caucasus SOS Crisis Group
• Imogen Foulkes, BBC Correspondent
• Ezra Abdullabekov, Vice President of RUSA LGBTQ+