Launch of IPHR Report:

Program:

Moderated by Simon Papuashvili, Programme Director Eastern Europe/South Caucasus at International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)

17:00 – 17:15 | Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung - Walter Kaufman, Head of Department for Eastern and Southeastern Europe at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
• International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) - Simon Papuashvili, Programme Director Eastern Europe/South Caucasus at International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)
• Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany - Basma Mostafa, Director of Programs at the Law and Democracy Support Foundation

17:15 – 17:30 | Tour de Table

• Participant introductions
• Overview of represented institutions and perspectives

17:30 – 17:45 | Presentation of IPHR Report - Nuvola Galliani, Legal Officer at International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Author of the report

•  Key findings
• Core recommendations
• Identified gaps in Germany’s response to Russian transnational repression

17:45 – 18.00 | Presentation of the Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany’s work - 
                         Haiyuer Kuerban, Director of Berlin Office, World Uyghur Congress
                         Dr. Noura Chalati, Advocacy Officer, Reporter ohne Grenzen
                         Dr. Bärbel Heide Uhl, Deputy Chairperson, Belarusische Gemeinschaft RAZAM

• Introduction to the Coalition
• Current situation in Germany
• Coalition policy recommendations

18:00 – 18:15 | Testimonies: Experiences of TNR in Germany
First-person interventions from affected individuals and communities

18:15 – 18:30 | Discussion: Assessing the State Response

Reflections from:

• German state institutionsCivil so
• ciety actors
• Subject-matter experts

18:30 – 18:50 | Open Discussion and Q&A

• Interactive exchange with participants
• Clarifications, reactions, and policy-relevant inputs

18:50 – 19:00 | Key Takeaways and Closing

• Summary of discussion
• Next steps and follow-up opportunities

19:00 onwards | Networking Reception / Light Dinner

Co-hosted by: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), and the Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany.

Contact: Nina Happe, Project Management Southeast and Eastern Europe, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
E nina.happe@boell.de