Today I participate in the Olympics. Well, almost. The meeting of the Venice Club is taking place in the Zappione - a building constructed for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

My input will be on building the resilience of societies, including the media, as we do at @freepressunlimited.org

An important debate on the state of political prisoners in #Belarus facilitated by Dutch MFA in The Hague. As @freepressunlimited.org, we contributed by bringing courageous ex political prisoner and editor Olga Loiko and discussing the strength and resilience of Belarusian independent media.

At OHCHR side event at #WPFD2025 discussing, among others, how to empower smaller/local/responsible content creators and media in the context of AI and its role in the information integrity. With Irene Khan, Julia Haas, Anna Herold and Maria Luisa Stasi.

A message on #WPFD2025 shared with @tvpworld.bsky.social today: The world should better protect journalists and press freedom, as w/out free media people won't be able to make informed choices influencing their lives and safety. If media lose, disinfo wins, but everyone else loses.

Got a present from colleagues who believe this defines my role in the organisation (life?) better than official titles.

This “russian” shop in the middle of Zagreb sells Ukrainian pastry, Georgian mineral water, Belarusian cosmetics (“last items bought before sanctions”) and lots of Germany-made pickled and canned foods. That’s how they see Russia, I guess. Or its aspirations.

While a speedy railway between Warsaw and Vilnius is something to dream of, and probably not in our generation’s lifetime,

finishing roadworks in two places makes it possible to travel for just 5 hours - or 6 with stops.

In #lithuania for the next 3 days. Sky as blue as can be locally.

Finally.

As per LinkedIn request 😂🐈‍⬛

The first Belarus-related starter pack on Bluesky is out. Please, suggest names to add
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