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…
Brussels, February 21 – The Platform presented the Memorial project “An Echo in Time” and catalogue to key leaders of the Brussels public administration and representatives of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The discussion centered around the technical complexity…
With heavy hearts, we received the tragic news of Alexei Navalny’s passing in a Russian Arctic penal colony. Alexei and his brother Oleg were awarded the 2015 Award of the Platform for their unwavering commitment to upholding fundamental democratic values…
Berlin, Germany – 1-2 February 2024 On Thursday, 1st February, we were at the Bundestag in Berlin, participating in a specialised discussion titled “European Perspective of Commemorating and Remembering the Victims of Communism.” President Marek Mutor presented the activities of…
Prague-Wrocław, 15 January Sweden can help Ukraine in South Africa While Ukraine is receiving significant support from various countries globally, it is unfortunate that South Africa, a prominent power on the African continent with its own history of liberation, is…
Prague, 25 January – The Office for Documentation and Investigation of Crimes of Communism of the Police of the Czech Republic has submitted a proposal to the prosecutor’s office to indict Jan Muzikář. Investigators say the former border guard colonel,…
