Göteborg / Ljubljana, 11 February 2014. On 28 January 2014, the Slovenian National Assembly passed a new amendment to the Law on Archives which technically closes the archives of the former secret service of the totalitarian regime, because it prescribes…
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Platform calls for permanent EU observer mission to Ukraine
Göteborg/Prague, 7 February 2014. In line with yesterday`s European Parliament resolution on Ukraine, the Platform of European Memory and Conscience sent letters today to EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Commission President Manuel Barroso and EU High Representative for Foreign…
Platform suspends Membership of Czech Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes
Prague, 14 January 2014. Following a decision by the Council of Members, the Platform suspended the Membership of the Czech Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes today. The reason is that the Institute is not willing to dispel a…
Platform Reader for schools goes on sale in bookstores across Czech Republic
Prague, 23 December 2013. After a successful tour of secondary schools in the Czech Republic and well received by regional and national media, the Platform Reader goes on sale in bookstores across the country, in time for Christmas. In collaboration…
Platform condemns Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes being taken over by former Communists
Göteborg / Prague, 15 August 2013. On behalf of the Platform, President Göran Lindblad sent an open letter to the Council of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes in Prague. “It is unacceptable to appoint former Communists to…
Platform calls on democratic forces in the Czech Republic to uphold the Act on the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes
Erfurt, 9 April 2013. The Platform of European Memory and Conscience is concerned by the recent developments in the Czech Republic where the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes is being targeted by a political campaign which is aimed…
Platform mourns loss of Zdeněk Boháč, Chairman of Prague Academic Club 48 and initiator of Declaration 2012
Prague, 5 December 2012. Dr. Zdeněk Boháč, Chairman of the Prague Academic Club 48 and initiator of the international appeal of former political prisoners and victims of Communism “Declaration 2012“, passed away on 25 November 2012. Zdeněk Boháč fought and…