"If Ukraine Falls, Europe Will Follow": Ukrainian Human Rights Activists Expose the Realities of Russian Aggression17.1.2025 16:58:16 CET | Ukraine House in Denmark | Pressemeddelelse
"This concentration camp is Russia in miniature, and it will come to everyone in Europe if Ukraine falls." With this chilling warning, Stanislav Aseyev, a Ukrainian journalist and survivor of 962 days in the Russian Izolyatsia prison, set the tone for a discussion at Ukraine House in Denmark. On January 16th, two extraordinary human rights activists from Ukraine - Stanislav Aseyev and Olha Skrypnyk - shared their experiences of life under Russian aggression. Aseyev, known for his book "The Torture Camp on Paradise Street," described Izolyatsia as a place where brutality defies logic. "It's a 24/7 concentration torture camp," he explained, detailing how prisoners endured constant fear, were forced to wear garbage bags over their heads, remained under glaring lights, and were subjected to electrocution and other forms of torture. "The torture wasn't just to get us to confess - it was to prove their power. Torture continued even after prisoners would sign false confessions, many perpetrat