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MIRI Events
Stay up to date on the latest events and initiatives addressing current affairs and minority issues by checking out the upcoming events hosted by MIRI.
Upcoming Events
Feb 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM GMT+1Online EventThis MIRI conversation highlights the daily experiences of Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations living amidst armed conflict in the Colombian Pacific region. The insights shared in this discussion are derived from field research conducted by Dr Santander in 2024 in the cities of Quibdó, Buenave
Past Events
Dec 13, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMT+1Online EventJoin the MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs on Art and Politics which will feature a conversation about the relationship between these two superpowers with Sharon Thomas, a British figurative artist based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Dec 11, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM GMT+1Online EventTo commemorate the UN Human Rights Day, the Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) is organizing a conversation about the importance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the global protection of human rights with Rebecca A. Shoot the Executive Director of Citizens for Global Solutions.
Dec 09, 2024, 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM GMT+1Hybrid EventThe guest lecture for the graduate students of international relations, diplomacy, security studies and political science at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica by Dr Svetluša Surová, President and Senior Researcher (Minority Issues Research Institute-MIRI).
Oct 01, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMT+2Online EventThis MIRI discussion's primary goals are to provide more information about the Catalonia referendum for independence and the events that followed for the people of Catalonia and to draw attention to prospective developments in the future.
May 28, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM GMT+2Online EventThe 5th MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs in 2024 is featuring a book talk “First Nationalism Then Identity: On Bosnian Muslims and Their Bosniak Identity” with our Senior Researcher Dr Mirsad Kriještorac.
May 03, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM GMT+2Online EventA conversation on the rising insurgencies in West Africa, their reasons and the consequences of the insurgents' threat to peace and security with our Senior Research Associates Dr Nnaoma Hyacinth Iwu.
Apr 19, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMOnline EventPresentation of the research results on Targeting Marginalized Roma Communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia with Dr Svetluša Surová (President and Senior Researcher, Minority Issues Research Institute- MIRI).
Apr 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMT+2Online EventConversation with Dr Octavian Ticu (The Institute of History, Academy of Science of the Republic of Moldova) and Ecaterina Sheikh (Member of the Moldovan Diaspora in the US) and on the recent critical developments in Moldova.
Feb 22, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:40 PM GMT+1Online EventPolitical Theorist and Research Professor Steven Friedman (University of Johannesburg) addresses how and why the current language around anti-Semitism in Israel has been distorted and weaponised to serve the political objectives of the Israeli state.
Dec 11, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:10 PM GMT+1Online EventMinority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) is organizing a panel of experts on the topic of Institutionalization and Mainstreaming Human Rights to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Nov 10, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM GMT+1Online EventMinority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) is organizing a panel of experts from the regions affected by conflicts to shed light on these events and explore the extent to which they are part of the Russian geopolitical chess game.
Oct 06, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMT+2Online EventTalk by Mitchell A. Orenstein on the topic Transformation of Europe after Russian aggression into Ukraine within the MIRI Seminar on Current Affairs. Mitchell A. Orenstein is a Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sep 30, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMOnline EventGuest Lecture by Dr Svetluša Surová, Senior Researcher of Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) for the students of the Florida International University of the class on the International Protection of Human Rights.
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