In Conversation with Ilya Yashin
December 5, 2025 | 3:00PM - 5:00PM
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In-person
Location | Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto
Ilya Yashin is a Russian democratic opposition leader, journalist, and former Moscow municipal councillor. A long-time ally of the late Boris Nemtsov and other pro-democracy figures, he has campaigned against corruption, electoral fraud, and Russia’s war against Ukraine. In 2022, he was sentenced to a long prison term on fabricated “disinformation” charges for speaking truthfully about atrocities in Bucha. His case has become a symbol of Vladimir Putin’s repression of dissent and of the courage of Russians who continue to resist.