Galina Arapova

Galina Arapova (Russian: Галина Юрьевна Арапова; born 16 June 1972) is a Russian jurist, director and senior media lawyer of the Mass Media Defence Centre in Voronezh. She is an expert on Russian media law.

Galina Arapova
Галина Арапова
Born16 June 1972
Voronezh, Russia
CitizenshipRussian
EducationVoronezh State University
Occupation(s)Jurist, media lawyer, human rights defender
AwardsIBA Human Rights Award 2016

Education

Galina Arapova studied law at Voronezh State University.[1] She has a law degree and post-graduate degree in world economy and international relations, graduated from Institute of European Law (Birmingham, UK).[2]

Career

In 1995 she went to work at Glasnost Defense Foundation.[1] Since that she's been working in the field of freedom of expression and freedom of information.

Since 1996 she is the director and senior media lawyer of the non-profit organization Mass Media Defence Centre in Voronezh, one of the oldest Russian specialized NGOs.[3][4][5] In 2015 the organization become a "foreign agent".[6][7]

Arapova is also the vice-chair of international Board of international human rights organization Article 19[8][9] and a member of EHRAC's International Steering Committee.[10]

She is a member of the International Media Lawyers Association and of the Voronezh City Public Chamber.[11]

Galina Arapova is a Russian national expert on the admissibility of the Council of Europe’s HELP programme (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals).[12]

Awards
  • Special FOE protection award from Russian Union of Journalists in 2011.[9]
  • Anna Politkovskaya prize “Camerton” in 2015.[9]
  • Moscow Helsinki Group award for human rights in 2015.[13]
  • IBA Human Rights Award in 2016.[14][15]

References
  1. ""Freedom of speech is about self-respect." Why Galina Arapova has been defending the rights of journalists in Russia for a quarter of a century now". Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  2. "Galina Arapova | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. Shabelnikov, Dmitry; Baigarova, Polina. "Galina Arapova: "You get the uncomfortable feeling of trying to break a wall with your head…" – Legal Dialogue". Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  4. "Galina Arapova". Global Freedom of Expression. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. Freedom, European Centre for Press and Media. "Galina Arapova". European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. "Another media support NGO to be listed as "foreign agent"? | Reporters without borders". RSF. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. "Continued intimidation of media NGOs in Russia further endangers free media situation, Mijatović says". osce.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Russia: Mass Media Defence Centre, latest target in continued NGO crackdown". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  9. "Work with Students 2018 – EU-Russia Civil Society Forum". Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  10. "European Human Rights Advocacy Centre - Now we can only talk about the weather, cats and pie recipes: New censorship laws in Russia". European Human Rights Advocacy Centre. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  11. "Galina Arapova: Defending Media Rights in Russia Today". Pushkin House. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  12. "SPEAKERS – Press Freedom Conference 2020" (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  13. "Galina Arapova on how the Mass Media Defence Centre became a "foreign agent" and the state of the media in contemporary Russia - Rights in Russia". www.rightsinrussia.info. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  14. "IBA - Russian media lawyer Galina Arapova receives IBA Human Rights Award 2016". www.ibanet.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  15. "IBA - Galina Arapova, Director and senior media lawyer of the Mass Media Defence Centre". www.ibanet.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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