the committee on freedom of speech.ell, you can't fool journalists, the people of ukraine, with a beautiful name of the committee, and without adding anything to the essence of this committee. why are you all silent? yes, you are in favor of continuing to... as it is, and we will appoint, and from now on, this committee will deal with anything, except freedom of speech, so what are you fighting for, what is this struggle for, we will introduce a resolution , will the majority of you introduce this resolution, and further stop the cynicism and the bullying of freedom of speech that is happening. our faction made a decision. we do not want to be judges between these two people, we support both and let the hall decide who will be better. thank you. thank you, please, instead of the people's deputy, the cat bakunets, please, pavlo andriyovych, one more second, after that they asked for one minute each, mama lozynsky, that's right, and someone else will be there, and who will be from you, you have five hands, i see and, yes

and yaroslav yurchyshyn, voice faction, head of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech.oslav, i congratulate you, thank you for being with us today. good evening. so, ladies and gentlemen, zelensky's big press conference was held today, a lot about... there are no comments, this press conference ended an hour ago, did you hear the answers to the questions you had, is it clear to you, with which messages volodymyr zelensky came out, with annual messages, with final and forecasts for the next year. let's start with yaroslav yurchushin, please, but let's start with the fact that the press conference was held, it's already in... the fact that the president is talking to the press, and this should be noted for the second year of the full-scale invasion, for the 10- and the year of the war, the value of freedom of speech is so important to society that the government must maintain the stability of the tradition, and of course there will always be a desire for more, of course there will always be a desire more deeply, and honestly... speaking, the press conference resembled pre

it, ukraine needs ukraine in the verkhovna rada committee on freedom of speech, or it is possible to combine it with someone else, but... doesn't need it, and if it needs it, then what are you will do there, he is so strange, as far as i remember, there are generally three people working there, is it or is it a committee, is it not, because i don't know if three people, it is already a committee, i know that before, in order to write a statement to the kgb, you need two witnesses , so i am roughly the same now, so one chief and two witnesses who have to monitor whether he is doing everything correctly or not, what do you say, you know, there was one chief and three witnesses, yes, but the boss was shufrych, and as in the famous proverb, he already means a lot, and those three so, wait for the harvest. i think that representatives of other factions will be involved in the work of this committee, in the end, i think that those factions that nominated different candidates for the post of chairman, i really hope that political consultations will be held there and it will be clear how it

and yaroslav yurchyshyn, the voice faction, head of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech. yaroslav, i congratulate you, thank you for being with us today. good evening. so, ladies and gentlemen , zelensky's big press conference was held today, a lot of comments have already been made, this press conference ended an hour ago, did you hear the answers to the questions you had, did you understand, from with what messages did he leave, with annual messages, with final and forecasts for the next year, with by which volodymyr zelensky came out. let's start with yaroslav yurchushin, please. well , let's start with the fact that there was a press conference, it's already a fact that the president is talking to... with the press, and this should be celebrated on the second year of a full-scale invasion, on the 10th year of the war, the value of freedom of speech it is so important for society that the government must maintain the constancy of the tradition, and of course there will always be a desire for more, of course there will always be a deeper desire, and to be honest, the pr

of speech, we will talk with... the head of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech, people'surchyshyn. mr. yaroslav, congratulations, glory to ukraine. let's play slava. mr. yaroslav, let's probably start with the most important and tangible, both for our viewers and in general. in principle, there is a long, ancient history when three tv channels of ukraine lost the opportunity to communicate with the audience through t2. god, there's a whole detective story, some pointed fingers at others, shouted, sometimes not us, sometimes not us, disconnected. tv channels from eter, and in the president's office this is also disowned, and in all these services that receive money for broadcasting licenses, they even ran away to volyn, they were searched there, and they also waved their hands and said that's it. that with this prospect of returning three tv channels to the audience on the t2 platform, we are now in contact, in particular with the administrator. this espresso channel has a legal track and is the only one that in such a situation, when it is not really clear what, how and w

yaroslav, i will ask you already, as the new chairman of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech. representatives of telegram channels were present at zelenskyi's press conference today. telegram channels have become part of our information space war, and these telegram channels began to develop quite dynamically, it is clear that there are verified telegram channels, for example, the verified espresso telegram channel, the verified bbc telegram channel, the verified league telegram channel, everything is clear there, who is the founder, to whom own these telegram channels, own these media, because the ownership structure is spelled out, well, on our website, for example, it is spelled out quite clearly. i don't know what truh's telegram channel is, for example, but he was at a press conference with president zelensky today. in you, as the head of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech, do you have any questions about how these, well, i don't know, not the media, well, for me, some of these telegram channels are, well , typical cesspools where... in or pour mud, or they

ukraine, chairman of the verkhovna rada committee on freedom of speech to join us.ongratulations, mr. chairman, on your appointment to this historic and important position. we say the position, so to speak, on the air of the tv channel, which, so to speak, flew out of the t2 network, not knowing by whose decision and not knowing, so to speak, when we will return, well and we hope that you will have the political will and civic responsibility to defend the interests of what is called freedom of speech in ukraine, real, not, you know, protocol, in any case, what will be your main steps for new ones now... thank you very much, i will start by priority, unfortunately, the war dictates the priorities of the agenda, verkhovna rada. so far, we have fallen out of a very important direction, which is the struggle for the return of our journalists who are currently in captivity or have disappeared on the demarcation line, everyone is talking about maksym butkevich, who is on trial, a public journalist, but more than 20 people are in polonia, several of them, we don't even kno

was announced as priorities, i do not see that the committee on freedom of speech will really prioritize of speech, the protection of freedom of speech in ukraine. the other things that mr. yaroslav is talking about are also definitely very important, and the rights of journalists and journalists in polonia, and it is good that these surnames of people, which are in russian today, will finally be heard. there are prisoners in the occupation, until now it was european solidarity that raised these issues, but the issue of freedom of speech in ukraine is not limited to this. and by the way, yurii butusov, a well-known ukrainian journalist, reminds us that 1.5 billion hryvnias were allocated to finance the telethon, the only news, and, as you say, the faction also voted for them. voice and he calls this money subsidies for the oligarchs' tv channels, well, that's how it is, and actually says that instead of a personal one, this is a quote, instead of a personal pr zelenskyy spent the telethon money, if instead of a personal pr zelenskyy spent the telethon money to purchase fpv drones, the uk

today, on the appointment of yaroslav yorchyshyn as the head of the committee on freedom of speech andmation, i have known yarik for more than ten years. years , i can say that he is a very decent person and very professional. he definitely doesn't have one conflict of interests and his tv channels, so you can rest assured that this person will definitely be in his place and will not protect someone's interests. i think that there should be no questions about the decency of the former head of transparency international in ukraine either, so time will not be delayed, i am asking you to support yurchyshyn's candidacy, i think that no one will regret it, and he will definitely be the one who will be in favor. .. the floor is given to the author of the second draft of the resolution, iryna volodymyrovna gerashchenko. please. dear colleagues, now the discussion is not only about surnames, but also about principles. even under martial law, there should be no political censorship. even under martial law, it is very important to protect. the right of journalists to the profession, including th

yaroslav yurchyshyn became the head of the committee on freedom of speech. his candidacy was supported by 247 deputies in the verkhovna rada. let me remind you that earlier the committee was headed by nestor shufrych, who is currently in custody. and i want to remind you about the collection of the tv channel together with the public organization baza ua. we are collecting funds for atvs to transport the wounded and other needs of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the armed forces of ukraine cold yar. every day, the ukrainian military chooses victory over difficult conditions without leaving wounded comrades on the battlefield. with atvs, evacuation will be faster and easier, and therefore the chances of saving the injured are much greater. our goal is uah 800,000. we collected more than 50 thousand in three days. you can see all the details on the screen right now, so join our gathering, this was the news for this time, we are with you, you can read more on our website espresso tv, also follow us on social networks, and also watch us on youtube. follo

committee on freedom of speech. mr.oslav, i congratulate you, thank you for being with us today. good evening. so, ladies and gentlemen, zelensky's big press conference was held today, many comments have already been made, this press conference ended an hour ago. did you hear answers to the questions you had, do you understand what messages he came out with in the annual messages, with the final and forecasts for the next year, with which... volodymyr zelenskyi came out, let's start with yaroslav yurchun, please, let's go let's start with the fact that the press conference was held, it is already a fact that the president communicates with the press, and this should be noted on the second year of a full-scale invasion on the 10th year of the war, the value of freedom of speech for society is so much. that the government should maintain the constancy of tradition, and of course, there will always be a desire for more, of course, there will always be a desire for more depth, to be honest , the press conference resembled p

do you, as the head of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech, have any questions about how these... well, i don't know, not the media, well, for me, some of these telegram channels are, well , typical garbage, where in or they pour mud, or write various nonsense about people, about public people, about people deputies of ukraine, about journalists, how to react in this situation at all, if the office of the president of ukraine actually legalizes these telegram channels and says that they are equal among equals. well , let's remember that this is not new in the current government, remember, the previous head of the president's office, mr. bohdan, said that we don't need the media, we are our own media, again telegram channels and social media began to replace traditional media even before the war, and there are a lot of challenges here, and you, for example, are not you can put ads and tobacco slides there. or some other aspects of telegram channels , well, there are no such prohibitions, that is, you can really raise your own, let’s say, attract resources to which you do n

before yurchyshyn, the committee on freedom of speech in the council was headed by the odious nestorh. now he is behind bars, his suspected of cooperation with russia. now we are forming. a separate track for the international tribunal and the international criminal court regarding the obstruction of journalists' activities by the country, the aggressor, the country of the terrorist. i just want to add that i would very much like the newly appointed head of the committee to contribute to equal access of mass media, in particular tv channels, to the viewer. we are talking, of course, about espresso the fifth and direct tv channels.

before yurchyshyn, the committee on freedom of speech in the council was headed by the odious nestor shufrych. now he is under arrest, he is suspected of collaborating with russia. now we are forming a separate track for international tribunal and the international criminal court regarding the obstruction of the activities of journalists by the aggressor country of the terrorist country. i just want to add that i would very much like the newly appointed head of the committee to contribute to equal access of mass media, in particular tv channels, to the viewer. we are talking, of course, about espresso the fifth and direct tv channels. for some inexplicable reasons , there is no t2 network since the spring of 22, we will not tire of reminding you about it. the operation failed, the border guards detained four evaders. men tried to get to rubber boat to hungary across the river. each participant of the scheme had to pay the organizers 2,000 euros for shipping. this was reported to the state border service of ukraine. later, law enforcement officers detained seven more so-called tourist

yaroslav yurchyshyn became the head of the committee on freedom of speech. his candidacy was supported by 247 deputies in the verkhovna rada. let me remind you that earlier the committee was headed by nestor shufrych, who is currently there. in custody the polish government has denied that carriers blocking the border with ukraine are preventing the delivery of military aid to ukraine. deputy minister of defense of poland martin ochepa said that the military convoys are crossing the border accompanied by the police and are not hostage to the protests. so he replied to the publication of the new york times about the fact that the delays at the border have affected the ukrainian troops. consequences of the blockade, the government also says that they allegedly do not receive signals from ukraine and emphasized the search for solutions in negotiations, not through the press. venezuelan dictator nicolas maduro signed a decree on the annexation of the territory of neighboring guyana. according to him , this is a series of official decrees on the development and p

before yurchyshyn, the committee on freedom of speech in the council was headed by the odious nestor shufrych. now he is behind bars, he is suspected of collaborating with russia. now we are forming a separate track for the international tribunal and the international criminal court regarding the obstruction of the activities of journalists by the country, the aggressor of the terrorist country. i just want to add that i would very much like the newly appointed head of the committee to contribute to equal access of mass media, in particular, tv channels to the viewer, we are talking, of course, about espresso the fifth and direct tv channels, for some inexplicable reasons ... sleep 22- th year is not in the t2 network. we will not tire of reminding you of this. the operation failed, the border guards detained four dodgers the men tried to reach hungary by rubber boat across the river. each participant of the scheme had to pay the organizers 200 euros for shipping. this was reported to the state border service of ukraine. later, law enforcement officers detained seven more so-called t

the committee on freedom of speech, was finally elected, and he became, as it were, a representativeopposition party the same voice that i know very well , yaroslav, and he said that we have a problem with the only news with the marathon, the marathon, and, but the problem in his opinion is that it is not effective enough, is it possible to increase the effectiveness of this, relatively speaking, a marathon, or do we still have to leave with positions, again the truth, because from these positions questions then arise about... the legality of the existence of the same marathon in principle and the morality in general of the possibility of lying to citizens about the fact that in order to increase efficiency in general , an information strategy must be developed, it must be known to everyone, everyone who works in the media, everyone who works in the mass media, must understand what kind of information we have. already within the limits, within the framework of this narrative , we all have to move, but of course, what we see happened with the only marathon, he well indeed, well, we se

the committee of the verkhovna rada of ukraine on freedom of speech of the newly appointed person, he said that he does not think that a single marathon is effective at this stage of life and at at this stage of the great war, but said that the committee will not initiate... or ask to close the single marathon, i will only remind you that according to the estimates of, say, such a platform, kyiv startb, the single marathon has the lowest ratings among all informational channels, well single news has the lowest ratings among all informational channels, let me remind you that the espresso tv channel, which is not part of the only marathon that was turned off from the t2 network in the spring of 22, is the leader among informational tv channels, it is just to say, and well, i will also briefly tell you about the place in which the largest money laundering, distribution of funds for recovery was discovered, this is the city of gostomel, this is just for information, and now i will call you to support our army with donations, the fighters of the 108th dnipropetrovsk brigade turned to us an

the committee of the verkhovna rada of ukraine on freedom of speech, newly appointed, he said that he does not think that a single marathon is effective at this stage life and at this stage of the great war, but said that the committee will not for nothing initiate or ask to close the single marathon, i will only remind you that according to the estimates of, say, such a platform, kyivtar tv, the single marathon has the lowest ratings among all. news channels, well, single news have the lowest ratings among all news channels. let me remind you that the espresso tv channel, which is not part of the only marathon that was switched off from the t2 network in the spring of 2022, is the leader among informational tv channels, that's just a word of mouth. and eh, well i will also briefly tell you about the place where the largest money laundering and reconstruction funds were discovered, this is the city of gostomel, this is just for information, now i will call on you to support our... army, the fighters of the 108th dnipropetrovsk brigade have turned to us and they are asking us to help a

freedom of speech, i believe in strongly as a member of congress. also do have a freedom from fear. no one should be afraid. >> we mentioned the workforce committee investigation to harvard, mit, and u penn. do you have a sense of what the lawmakers would be investigating, what kind of leverage they would have over private colleges? >> each of these colleges receives a large amount of federal funding, research funding, and other resources. and a third violation of title 6, i think the department of education needs to investigate as well. they can lose their funding. the government should not encourage environments that literally put students in fear. again, regardless of background. and i mean, if it's anti-semitism, islamophobia, none of this should be accepted. we need to send a strong message to these campuses that this can't go on and whatever these presidents said shouldn't be accepted. >> incidents of anti-semitism in the u.s. have been widespread, not just these three universities. how do you want to see it addressed on a national level? >> a

the freedom of speech committee in the council, now he is under he is suspected of cooperation with russia. now we are forming a separate track for the international tribunal, as well as the international one of the criminal court regarding obstruction of journalists' activities by the country, the aggressor, the country of the terrorist. the law enforcement officers exposed another scheme of illegal importation of tobacco worth uah 4 million during the searches . 35,000 e-liquids , as well as vaporizers and self-mixing kits. all products were sold in ukraine without excise stamps. currently, employees of the bureau of economic security have searched 20 warehouses and are looking for intruders. ukraine received 1.5 billion euros of macro-financial assistance from of the european union. these funds will be used for support. economy and social obligations at the beginning of 2024, prime minister denys shmehal announced this. in general, the financial support of the european union reached 18 million this year. germany provided ukraine with a winter aid package worth more than 88 millio

in terms of recommendations to congress, we urge the relevant committees to hold oversight hearings on usirf on policy. we also recommend that individual members of congress raise international freedom issues on hearings, floor speeches and congressional delegations abroad, and advocate for religious prisoners of conscious to the tom lantos human rights commissions defending freedoms project. we just heard about. we also hope congress will permanently reauthorize usirf bipartisan support in congress for religious of freedom abroad is a powerful driver of u.s. leadership on this important issue and helps ensure that america's commitment to international religious freedom remains strong. and let me say in closing that i completely agree with my colleague of former congressman frank wolf here on my right. usirf needs a budget in line with what the original intention or when it was created in 1998. thank you all very much. [applause] >> thank you, commissioner. i have the distinct pleasure of introducing the people who make all this happened every day, who are extraordinary committed publi

recommendations to congress, we urge the relevant committees to hold oversight hearings on uscirf for policy. we also recommend that individual members of congress raise international freedom issues on hearings, floor speeches and congressional delegations abroad and advocate for religious prisoners of conscious through the tom lantos human rights commission defending freedoms project that you just heard about. we also hope congress will permanently reauthorize uscirf and by bipartisan support in congress, religious freedom abroad is a powerful driver of u.s. leadership on this important issue and helps to make sure that america's commitment international religious freedom remains strong. let me say in closing. i completely agree with my colleague, former congressman frank wolf. it needs a budget in line with what its original intentions were in 1998. thank you very much. >> thank you. i do have the distinct pleasure of introducing the people who make all of this happen every day who extraordinarily are committed public servants and make us look very very good and who deal with our ma

head of their free speech and freedom committee at penn saying, free-speech is a problem here.'t want to urge conservatives who think this is the right way to go. this is the argument that the anti-free-speech movement on campus have been making since the 1960's. essentially writing in free-speech is already what campuses are doing. do not believe them if they tell you that the problem on campus is too much free-speech. a lot of the stuff that we point out are described in sawyer harassment, disruption of classes, all things that universities can and should be punished, but the problem of how you get this level of radicalization is lack of free speech, lack of dialogue across lines of difference. host: in his piece, he wrote, freedom of the ivy league extends occlusive lead to the voices of the oppressed, and that the absolute worst thing you can do right now is what the presidents of those woke institutions now say they intend to do, switch jews out of the oppressor class and into the oppressed. guest: i don't think that will work at all even if it was a desirable goal, partly