Prague, 9 September – The Platform of European Memory and Conscience welcomes the good news about the release of Mr Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian filmmaker and writer, from Russian imprisonment on 7 September 2019. The Platform deeply respects and promotes the values…
Platform commemorates the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes in Warsaw on 23 August
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Warsaw, 23 August – The Platform president Mr Lukasz Kamiński, Executive Board Member Ms Andreja Valič Zver and Managing Director Mr Peter Rendek participated at the commemoration event the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes on…
Platform supports the effort to establish a Museum of Memory of the 20th Century in Prague
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Prague, 21 August – The Platform supports the initiative to establish a new museum devoted to the history of the 20th century in Prague. During a press conference representatives of the Prague municipality introduced the idea of establishing such a museum…
Czech-German Joint Investigation Team Established for Killing East German Refugees on the Border of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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Prague, 5 August – Murder has no statute of limitations and this is especially true for soldiers and former politicians, a German state prosecutor’s office in Weiden and a federal criminal office in Munich (LKA) said in a press release…
Remembering the victims of Communism in Prague
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27 June, Prague – Commemoration events for all victims of Communism in the Czech Republic took place in recent days in many places. The Platform commemorated the event by attending the official commemoration ceremony with laying flowers at the memorial…
International Conference “Like a stake in a fence”. The year 1989 in a context.
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Prague, 25 June – The President of the Platform Mr Łukasz Kamiński participated at the international conference“Like a stake in a fence”. The year 1989 in a context on 24 June in Prague. Among other speakers were Mr Alexandr Vondra, Member of European Parliament and…
A seminar about hybrid warfare, disinformation and Ukraine in the Parliament of the Czech Republic
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On 27 May 2019, the Czech MP Mr Pavel Žáček and the Centre for Documentation of Totalitarian Regimes organised a 1-day international seminar on “Hybrid threats from the perspective of the Czech Republic and Ukraine”, during which experiences about hybrid…
Proceedings of the international conference “The Dark Side of the Moon II: Confrontations and Reflections 20 Years Later”
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Prague, Ljubljana, 24 May – A collection of articles from the international conference entitled The Dark Side of the Moon II: Confrontations and Reflections 20 Years Later, which was held from 13 – 15 November 2018 at the premises of…
Platform representatives visited Polish partners in Warsaw
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22 May, Warsaw. Platform Executive Board member Mrs Andreja Valič Zver altogether with the Managing Director Mr Peter Rendek visited the Polish Institute of National Remembrance. A meeting with the IPN deputy president Mr Mateusz Szpytma; Mr Paweł Blaževicz, acting…
Commemoration event in former Communist local gulag in Jáchymov, Czech Republic
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Prague, 20 May – The Platform attended a commemoration event organised by the Confederation of Political Prisoners of the Czech Republic together with the local municipalities in the region of Jáchymov in the northwest of the Czech Republic on 17-18…
A delegation from Taiwan visited the Platform in Prague
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16 May, Prague – Representatives of Taiwanese government agency, the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee (CIPAS), led by Mr Lin Feng-Jenq, Chairperson, visited the Platform office in Prague. They met with the Platform Managing Director Mr. Peter Rendek and Mr. Pavel Žáček, a Czech…