Prague, 11 June 2024. At the District court for Prague 1, the trial opened today against Col. Jan Muzikář (90) who was deputy commander-in-chief of the border guards in former Czechoslovakia. He was indicted for the killing of three and…
Prague-Wrocław, 10.06.2024 – The PEMC thanks President Gitanas Nauseda for his letter written for the international conference “Crimes of Totalitarianism – Justice and Remembrance in the 21st Century”, organised by the Platform on the 15th of May in Vilnius. Forgetting…
Vilnius, Lithuania, 16th May 2024 – The Platform’s Council of Members proudly awarded Vladimir Kara-Murza the 2024 Prize of the Platform. The Prize is bestowed upon Kara-Murza in recognition of his unparalleled courage and unwavering dedication to advocating human rights…
Vilnius, Lithuania, May 15-17, 2024 – The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience (PEMC) took place in Vilnius from May 15-17, accompanied by the significant International Conference titled “Crimes of Totalitarianism – Justice and Remembrance in…
Prague, 24 April – The District State Prosecutor’s Office for Prague 1 has filed an indictment against Colonel Jan Muzikář (1934), who “in the period from October 1982 to 24 October 1989 at the latest, as Chief of Staff and…
Prague, 12 February – The Platform in cooperation with the Slovak Nation`s Memory Institute in Bratislava has prepared an expanded edition of its educational board game Across the Iron Curtain. The game is based on the original English version of…
March 7, Wroclaw – Last week, President of the Platform Mr Marek Mutor paid a visit to the Śląskie Centrum Wolności i Solidarności (Silesian Freedom and Solidarity Centre) in Katowice, our Polish member admitted to the Platform in December 2023.…
03.03.2024 – Prague, Czech Republic Marking Two Years: Ukrainian Journalist Dmytro Khyliuk Abducted by the Russian Army The Platform of European Memory and Conscience (PEMC) expresses deep concern on the sombre second anniversary of Dmytro Khyliuk’s abduction by the Russian…
Prague – 29.02.2024 On the night of February 27 to 28, around 1 a.m., in Riga, an unknown individual attempted to set fire to the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia. The assailant smashed the director’s office window with…
