Olena Tsyhipa, wife of Serhii Tsyhipa, writer and journalist from Nova Kakhovka sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony by the so called "supreme court of the Republic of Crimea" during the human rights action âEmpty Chairsâ. The event is held in support of Ukrainian journalists, writers, cultural figures and human rights defenders who are disappeared, illegally imprisoned or in captivity due to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The empty chairs have a sign in Ukrainian translating to âName Unknownâ because many of the disappeared, illegally imprisoned or in captivity namesâ remain unknown. Various writers, journalists and friends and family of the disappeared spoke during the event organized by PEN Ukraine and the Center for Civil Liberties. Kyiv, Ukraine. Nov. 15, 2024.//KANTOROWICZTORRES_SIPA.60731/Credit:Nastassia Kantorowicz Tor/SIPA/2411151604