The rights of people who have lived in Ukraine for years without a legal status are constantly violated, new obstacles to solving this problem always emerge. We spoke about whether the legislation can be changed and what action needs to be taken to change the situation. I was particularly struck by the story of Nurkhan and her daughters. Sometimes you don’t think about what’s going on in other countries, but if they’ve found themselves in Ukraine, they need our help and support. Can we say that Ukraine is turning into a place where political refugees from former USSR countries find shelter? As we realize the scale of today’s problems in the legislation of other countries and the insecurity of those who are persecuted for political reasons, we can consider it to be such a place. We need to talk and write about these things, and draw society’s attention to them.
No status. Ukraine
No status. Ukraine
In 2018, the State Migration Service of Ukraine recognised 24 people as refugees and reviewed 284 requests for refugee status. Oleksiy, a Russian activist, has lived in Ukraine without a status for four years. He is here because of political persecution. Despite the hardships of living without a status, Oleksiy tries to work, and participates in many events against the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Nurkhan, a journalist from Kyrgyzstan, has been seeking asylum with her three teenage children since the spring of 2018. The No Borders team is helping them in their search for freedom and safety.
Director
Dmytro Tiazhlov
Dmytro Tiazhlov is a documentary director and cinematographer, curator of the Indie Lab documentary lab for young artists, curator of the documentary programme at the American Independence Film Festival, and leader of a course at the department of Film and Television Cinematography at the Karpenko-Kary National University of Theatre, Film and Television in Kyiv.
