Prague, 18 June 2014. Internationally acclaimed Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen opened the international conference Legacy of Totalitarianism Today held in the Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic, on 12-13 June 2014. Her keynote speech, dealing with the situation in today`s…
Time for Europe to wake up!
Prague, 16 June 2014. The two-day international conference Legacy of Totalitarianism Today organised by the Platform of European Memory and Conscience and hosted by Ms Miluše Horská, Vice-President of the Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic, brought to light worrying…
Award of the Prize of the Platform to Mr Mustafa Dzhemilev
Prague, 12 June 2014. About 120 people, participants of the international conference Legacy of Totalitarianism Today, members of the diplomatic corps, public and media attended a ceremony at Museum Kampa in Prague during which Mr Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean…
Photogallery – Legacy of Totalitarianism Today
Thursday 12 June 2014 Welcome Keynote speech – Sofi Oksanen Session 1: Quality of Democracy and rule of law after 25 years – have we established them strong enough? Session 2: The legacy of witnesses of totalitarian persecution Session 3:…
Conference “Legacy of Totalitarianism Today“ on 12-13 June 2014 in the Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic in Prague
Prague, 10 June 2014. The third annual conference of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience will be hosted by Senate Vice-President Ms Miluše Horská under the auspices of Czech Minister of Culture Mr Daniel Herman. Among its highlights will…
Platform participates in consultation with UN Special Rapporteur
Berlin, 15 May 2014. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence Mr Pablo de Greiff is conducting a series of regional consultations in order to reach out to all relevant stakeholders.…
Leader of the Crimean Tatar People Mr Mustafa Dzhemilev to be awarded Prize of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience
Göteborg / Prague, 8 May 2014. The Member institutions and organisations of the Platform decided as of 30 April 2014 to award the first Prize of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience to the leader of the Crimean Tatar…
“Juliana litt unter den Nazis wie unter den Sowjets” – Die Welt, 8 April 2014
Dresden / Prague, 8 April 2014. Juliana Zarchi from Lithuania and Benita Plezere-Eglite from Latvia, two of the survivors of 20th century totalitarianism whose life stories are depicted in the Platform reader “Lest We Forget. Memory of Totalitarianism in Europe”,…
Platform welcomes new open history policy in Ukraine
Lviv / Prague, 31 March 2014. The Platform of European Memory and Conscience welcomes the appointment of the new Director of the National Memory Institute of Ukraine, which signals a turn toward an open history policy. The National Memory Institute…