Bea at ten oclock Michelle Hussain will be a full round up of the days news. First, this weeks edition of our world. First, this weeks edition of our world. On the barren steppe of central asia, hidden from the world, a testing ground, where, over a0 years, 500 Nuclear Bombs were exploded by the soviet union. They called it the polygon. The local population was supposed to have been sent to safety, but some were made to watch. Thousands lived in villages that werent cleared. Villagers endured radioactive exposure the scale of which the world has never seen. 25 years after the polygon was abandoned by the soviet union, the effects still blight young peoples lives. This is a film about the victims of the Nuclear Testing in the polygon, and one man who has dedicated his life to preventing it from ever happening again. Karipbek kuyukov was born in 1968 in the furthest flung corners of the then soviet empire, here in the vast expanse of the kazakh steppe. Karipbeks parents had already lost
Bea at ten oclock Michelle Hussain will be a full round up of the days news. First, this weeks edition of our world. First, this weeks edition of our world. On the barren steppe of central asia, hidden from the world, a testing ground, where, over a0 years, 500 Nuclear Bombs were exploded by the soviet union. They called it the polygon. The local population was supposed to have been sent to safety, but some were made to watch. Thousands lived in villages that werent cleared. Villagers endured radioactive exposure the scale of which the world has never seen. 25 years after the polygon was abandoned by the soviet union, the effects still blight young peoples lives. This is a film about the victims of the Nuclear Testing in the polygon, and one man who has dedicated his life to preventing it from ever happening again. Karipbek kuyukov was born in 1968 in the furthest flung corners of the then soviet empire, here in the vast expanse of the kazakh steppe. Karipbeks parents had already lost
Hour and 35 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. Im paul awe dobriansky im on the executive committee of the Atlantic Council board and i really want to commend counsels center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights in putins russia. As many of you know the center has been extremely active and a vigorous voice on a range of issues from russias disinformation to the issue of ukraine, the scale and scope of the aggression in ukraine and the illegal annexation of crimeya. Russia has kperned the worst crack down in human rights in decades and we have three keynote speakers who will be up first, and all of whom are making a difference in their own way. Theyre strong, outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. Im going to introduce the first tleend then well be having a panel afterwards which will be moderated by dr. Alina polyakova of the council. But first were going to be hearing im going to introduce ail all thre
Minutes. [inaudible] hour and 35 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. Im paul awe dobriansky im on the executive committee of the Atlantic Council board and i really want to commend counsels center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights in putins russia. As many of you know the center has been extremely active and a vigorous voice on a range of issues from russias disinformation to the issue of ukraine, the scale and scope of the aggression in ukraine and the illegal annexation of crimeya. Russia has kperned the worst crack down in human rights in decades and we have three keynote speakers who will be up first, and all of whom are making a difference in their own way. Theyre strong, outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. Im going to introduce the first tleend then well be having a panel afterwards which will be moderated by dr. Alina polyakova of the council. But first were going to be hearing im going to i
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. I am pollock. I am on the committee of the Atlantic Council board. I really want to thank the Eurasia Center for todays program which is entitled the state of human rights in putins russia. As you know, the Atlantic Council has been a vigorous voice on subjects from disinformation to ukraine, the scale and scope of aggression in ukraine into the illegal annexation of crimea. Todays form is particularly timely. Russia has we have three keynote speakers who will be up first. All of whom are making a difference in their own way, they are strong outspoken advocates for freedom and basic human rights in russia. I am going to introduce the first three, and then we will be having a panel afterwards which will be moderated by dr. Alina polyakova from the Atlantic Council. We are going to be hearing im going to introduce all three. Were going to be hearing first from marylands senior senator ben cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreig