Events

Past Event

The Crime of Being Gay: The Stories of LGBTQ+ People Persecuted

October 28, 2024
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
America/New_York
Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor
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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+

Contact Information

Eileen Huhn
(212) 854-6217
[email protected]