Within the framework of the “Human Rights With and For Refugees” program, implemented by the Estonian Refugee Council with the support of the European Union, a training course on “Media Literacy, Development of Critical Thinking” was organized on February 27 for members of the Dilijan Refugee Community Council.
The course was conducted by Suren Deheryan, a journalist, founder and editor-in-chief of the explanatory media platform Ampop.am, as well as the president of the “Journalists for the Future” NGO, who has more than two decades of experience in the field of digital journalism, media management and education.
During the course, participants received theoretical and practical knowledge on understanding the main types of disinformation and the goals of various manipulations, quick verification of digital content (images, videos, texts) and detection of emotional manipulations, “hate speech” and bias in media discourse.
The group exercises “Spot the Difference” and “Easy Spreading of Fake News” were particularly inspiring. Participants gained skills in spotting fake news, “cleaning” social media accounts of suspicious sources, and not spreading or transmitting fake news.
Suren Deheryan
The “Human Rights with and for Refugees” project continues to contribute to the empowerment of refugees displaced from Gharabagh through the provision of new knowledge and capacity building
“Human Rights for and with Refugees” project is implemented with the support of the European Union by Democracy Development Foundation, Estonian Refugee Council, Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women, and Commit Global. The project focuses on empowering refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh by providing essential knowledge about their rights, addressing vulnerabilities, and improving access to user-friendly resources on their entitlements and opportunities.