What it Means to be the Wife of a Political Prisoner
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: November 4, 2016, 19:00 – 21:00
Debate with Anastasia Zotova, wife of Ildar Dadin, a Russian civic activist who was last year sentenced to three years in prison for repeatedly violating a law on public assembly (demonstrations again the 2012presidential election, LGBT activism, protests against the war in Ukraine). Dadin is currently serving his sentence in a penal colony in the town of Segezha in Karelia, where, for instance, Mikhail Khodorkovsky spent several years.
During the evening there will be a screening of a documentary on Dadin’s case entitled One for All (dir. Luysa Kazaryan, 2016, Russian, English subtitles, 13 min).
Also taking part in the discussion with Anastasia Zotova will be Anna Šabatová, the Ombudswoman.
Moderated by Anton Litvin.
In cooperation with the Kulturus festival and the organisation Open Russia.