Presentation of the research on the impact of music as a propaganda tool
On December 17, the Prosecutors' Training Center of Ukraine hosted a presentation of the research “Music That Kills. Holding Artists Accountable for Propaganda for War”, dedicated to the social and psychological impact of music as a propaganda tool and ways to bring to justice for promoting aggressive war through music.
The research was implemented by the joint efforts of the NGO LingvaLexa, the Mitrax Attorney at Law and the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.
The event was opened by Roman Romanov, Director of the IRF Human Rights and Justice Program, and Olesia Otradnova, Head of the PTCU.
The participants of the event discussed the fact that the Russian Federation actively uses culture as a propaganda tool, hiding it under the slogans of “freedom of speech” and “culture outside politics”, as well as the consequences of this approach, its impact on society and the urgent need to bring to justice for spreading war propaganda through music.
The speakers include:
- Anna Vyshniakova, Head of LingvaLexa NGO, lawyer in the field of international criminal law;
- Fedir Kolosov, assistant attorney at law of the dispute resolution practice at MITRAX;
- Kostyantyn Gozdup, Head of the Department for Supervision over Compliance with Laws by the Regional Security Body of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office;
- Gregory Gordon, professor and international expert in international crimes;
- Anna Zharova, public activist, representative of the organization “Israeli Friends of Ukraine”;
- Jace Adam-Troyan, associate professor of psychology at Heriot-Watt University.
The experts discussed in detail the possibilities of cooperation with music platforms, the application of sanctions, and mechanisms for holding accountable those who use music as a weapon of propaganda.
The next stage of the project will be the development of effective mechanisms to combat cultural propaganda with the participation of experts from various fields.
