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PRAGUE (AP) — František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who set up a foundation in Sweden while in exile to support the dissident movement in his communist homeland at the time, has died. The Charter 77 Foundation said Janouch died on Friday morning in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, where he had lived since the 1970s. Born on Sept. 22, 1931 in the town of Lysa nad Labem near Prague, Janouch studied nuclear physics at Charles University in Prague and at universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg in the then Soviet Union. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesAt the invitation of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, he moved to Sweden in 1974. “František Janouch contributed significantly to the return of freedom to our country,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala said.

Persons: Janouch, Václav Havel, Havel, “ František Janouch, Petr Fiala Organizations: Charles University, Nuclear Physics Institute, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Locations: PRAGUE, Czech, Sweden, Sweden's, Stockholm, Lysa nad Labem, Prague, Moscow, St, Petersburg, Soviet Union, Soviet, Czechoslovakia, Swedish

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose from his seat to accept it. On Tuesday night, the author received the first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award, presented by the Vaclav Havel Center on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Alaa Abdel-Fattah, the imprisoned Egyptian activist, was given the Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk. Rushdie, 76, noted that last month he had received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, and now was getting a prize for disturbing the peace, leaving him wondering which side of “the fence” he was on. “He was inspirational to me as for many, many writers, and to receive an award in his name is a great honor,” Rushdie added.

Persons: Salman Rushdie, Vaclav Havel, Rushdie, “, ” Rushdie, Azar Nafisi, Vaclav, Havel, Lesley Stahl, Alaa Abdel, Fattah, Adhaf Soueif, ”, ” Abdel, Hosni Mubarak, Ruhollah Khomeini's Organizations: Lolita, Library Foundation, Communist, CBS, Abdel, Trade Locations: Western New York, Tehran ”, Czech, Czechoslovakia

☆ 'True European': Former top Czech diplomat Schwarzenberg dies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PRAGUE, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Former Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, one of the leading figures in the country's post-Communist era, has died, officials said on Sunday. Schwarzenberg was born into a prestigious Czech family and became a senior aide to his friend Vaclav Havel after the former dissident won the country's first free election in 1990. He later served twice as foreign minister between 2007 and 2013. The Vaclav Havel Library, which Schwarzenberg co-founded, said he died on Saturday, calling him a "patriot and true European". Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on X that Schwarzenberg was an "unwavering advocate" of democracy and the European idea.

Persons: Karel Schwarzenberg, Schwarzenberg, Vaclav Havel, Miroslav Kalousek, Havel, Alexander Schallenberg, Milos Zeman, Jason Hovet, Jan Lopatka, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Vaclav Havel Library, Communists, Television, Foreign Ministry, Austrian, Thomson Locations: PRAGUE, Czech, Europe, Vienna, Czech Republic, Schwarzenberg, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Central European

☆ Milan Kundera dies, reclusive literary giant and author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Milan Kundera, a Czech-French author who is among the world’s most translated authors, died on July 11, 2023 in his Paris apartment,” the library, a state-funded research organization, said in a statement. The author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” Kundera was known for his witty, tragicomic tales, which were often intertwined with deep philosophical debates and satirical portrayals of life under communist oppression. Exile in ParisHe spent the rest of his life in exile in Paris, becoming a French citizen in 1981. While his Czech citizenship was restored in 2019, he was by then a French author whose home was in France. Kundera, having spent more than two decades living in seclusion and declining to do interviews, took the unusual step of speaking up.

Persons: Milan Kundera, “ Milan Kundera, ” Kundera, Kundera, ”, “, Daniel Day, Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Respekt, Vaclav Havel Organizations: CNN, Moravian, Communist Party, Czech, Czech Institute Locations: Czech, Paris, Brno, French, Czechoslovakia, Prague, Soviet, France

☆ A pig farm on the site of a Nazi 'Roma camp' is finally demolished. After decades of campaigning, Czech victims of Roma Holocaust are getting their memorial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

He had spent decades campaigning for the pig farm to be torn down. Jana Kokyová is the chair of the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust in the Czech Republic. “During communism and even long after the revolution, nobody wanted to admit there was such a thing as a Roma Holocaust, it was not something you would speak about openly.”Many of Rudolf Murka's ancestors perished in the Roma Holocaust. However, it took another two decades for the government to finally act on the most obvious symbol of anti-Roma discrimination, the Lety pig farm. Čeněk Růžička poses with a pick during the official start of the demolition of the industrial pig farm on the site of the Lety camp.

Persons: Czech Republic CNN — Čeněk, “, ”, Jana Kokyová, Růžička’s, Ivana Kottasova, Bětka, Bětka’s, grandma, ” Kokyová, Kokyová, Růžičková, Růžičková’s, Čeněk, ” Růžička, Rudolf Murka, ” Murka, Jana Horváthová, –, Horváthová, “ It’s, Sinti, Murka, “ We’d, we’d, Rudolf Murka's, Josef Serinek, Zdenek Serinek’s, Josef, Zdenek, Marie Zemanová, grandpa, ‘ White, ’ ” Zdenek, Tomas Novak, Andrej Babiš, ” Václav Klaus, ” Horváthová, Růžička, Tibor Danihel, Václav Havel, Tibor Berki, ’ ”, Berki’s, Petr Pavel, Havel’s Organizations: Czech Republic CNN, Nazi, Communist, Roma, Czech Committee, CNN, Moravian Roma, Czech, of Romani, Czech government’s, Roma Minority Affairs, Czechoslovak, Former, Czech Helsinki Committee, CNN Roma, Getty Locations: Czech Republic, Lety, Prague, Roma, Bohemia, Moravia, Europe, Auschwitz, Germany, Czech, German Nazi, Hodonín, Brno, Europe’s Roma, West Germany, Czechoslovak, Czech Helsinki, Písek, South Moravia, “

☆ Opinion: Russia has stifled another Putin opponent. Here’s how the West might help him
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Opinion Casey Michel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: Casey Michel is the director of the Human Rights Foundation’s Combating Kleptocracy Program. While the West must continue to call for the release of those two high-profile political prisoners, it should not overlook Kara-Murza. US lawmakers in the US Congress have issued a range of congressional resolutions and individual statements highlighting Kara-Murza’s plight. The disjointed Western response to Kara-Murza’s plight only works to Russia’s advantage. It’s long past time to create a coordinating body to ensure that Western sanctions packages are aligned and airtight.

Then on Monday, opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for treason and spreading "false information" about Russia's war in Ukraine. loadingThe Kremlin says it has no say over court decisions and Navalny's treatment is a matter for the prison service. Putin has told Russians that the West is seeking to use traitors as a "fifth column" to sow discord and ultimately destroy Russia. ARREST WARRANTThe trend has accelerated since March 17, when Putin was accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Russia's prison service did not reply to a request for comment.

☆ Retired general, ex-PM lead the field in Czech presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jan Lopatka | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Presidential candidate and former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and Czech Army General Petr Pavel arrives at a rock club to meet his supporters, ahead of a direct presidential election that will start on January 13, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 9, 2023. Retired General Petr Pavel, 61, running as an independent, led two out of four final polls. Former prime minister Andrej Babis, 68, a billionaire heading the biggest opposition party in parliament was ahead in the other two. While there are eight candidates, only Pavel, Babis and economics professor Danuse Nerudova, 44, have a chance of making it to the second round, polls show. There pollsters give Pavel and edge, expecting him to gather more votes from other candidates than Babis.

☆ Mai mulți deputați din Parlamentul de la Chișinău participă la sesiunea de primăvară a APCE
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Mai mulți deputați din Parlamentul de la Chișinău participă la sesiunea de primăvarră a Adunării Parlamentare a Consiliului Europei (APCE). Printre subiectele incluse pe ordinea de zi a sesiunii APCE se numără dezbateri cu privire la prioritățile strategice ale Consiliului Europei și o dezbatere comună privind încălcările drepturilor omului și necesitatea reformei electorale în Belarus. În contextul Președinției Consiliului Europei exercitate de Germania, Cancelarul german Angela Merkel, precum și Ministrul de Stat pentru Europa, Michael Roth, vor lua parte la sesiunea de primăvară a APCE. Președinta R. Moldova, Maia Sandu, va avea o adresare în cadrul sesiunii APCE, în care va vorbi despre R. Moldova. Președinta Sandu, alături de cancelarul german, Angela Merkel, va avea o adresare în cadrul sesiunii de primăvară a APCE.

Persons: Vlad, Monica Babuc, Cancelarul german Angela Merkel, Ministrul, Michael Roth, Maia Sandu, ., David Sassoli, Marija, Havel, Sandu, Angela Merkel Organizations: Europei, APCE, . Moldova Locations: Chișinău, Strasbourg, Belarus, Germania, Europa, APCE, Moldova

☆ Delegația Parlamentului Republicii Moldova participă la sesiunea de primăvară a APCE
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: APDelegația Parlamentului Republicii Moldova participă la sesiunea de primăvară a APCEDelegația Parlamentului Republicii Moldova la Adunarea Parlamentara a Consiliului Europei (APCE) participă la sesiunea de primăvară a APCE care se desfășoară în perioada 19-22 aprilie, la Strasbourg. Din delegație fac parte vicepreședintele Parlamentului Vlad Batrâncea – președintele delegației, vicepreședintele Parlamentului Mihail Popșoi, deputații Gaik Vartanean, Liviu Vovc și Monica Babuc. În contextul Președinției Consiliului Europei exercitate de Germania, Cancelarul german Angela Merkel, precum și Ministrul de Stat pentru Europa, Michael Roth, vor lua parte la sesiunea de primăvară a APCE. Președintele Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu, în contextul vizitei sale oficiale la Consiliul Europei, va ține, astăzi, un discurs, în plenul APCE. Comisarul Consiliului Europei pentru Drepturile Omului, Dunja Mijatovic, va prezenta raportul anual pentru 2020.

Persons: Vlad, Monica Babuc, Cancelarul german Angela Merkel, Ministrul, Michael Roth, David Sassoli, Marija, Maia Sandu, Havel Organizations: Europei, APCE Locations: Moldova, Republicii Moldova, APCE, Strasbourg, Germania, Europa, Belarus

☆ Președinta Sandu, alături de cancelarul german, Angela Merkel, va avea o adresare în cadrul sesiunii de primăvară a APCE. Șefa statului susține că, la Strasbourg, va avea mai multe întrevederi importa
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Președinta R. Moldova, Maia Sandu, va merge la Strasbourg unde va participa la sesiunea de primăvară a Adunării Parlamentare a Consiliului Europei (APCE). Sesiunea va avea loc în perioada 19 – 22 aprilie și se va desfășura într-un format hibrid. Potrivit unei note emise de către Consiliul Europei, președinta R. Moldova, Maia Sandu, va avea o adresare în cadrul sesiunii APCE, în care va vorbi despre R. Moldova. Până acum, doi foști președinți ai R. Moldova au participat la sesiunile plenare la Strasbourg a Adunării Parlamentare a Consiliului Europei (APCE). În 2012, președintele de atunci al R. Moldova, Nicolaie Timofti, a participat la sesiunea plenară a APCE de la Strasbourg.

Persons: Maia Sandu, ., Sandu, Angela Merkel, Europa Michael Roth, David Sassoli, Marija, Václav Havel, Alexei Navalny, Igor Dodon, Nicolaie Timofti, Strasbourg . Timofti Organizations: Europei, Sesiunea, APCE, Adunarea Consiliului Europei, Parlamentului European Locations: Moldova, Strasbourg, Europei, . Moldova, Veneția, Europa, Belarus, APCE, Turcia

☆ Vladimir Tismăneanu, 10 noiembrie 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( ) moldova.europalibera.org time to read: +6 min

Spectaculoasa prăbușire a Zidului Berlinului, cel mai strident simbol al separării dintre Est și Vest, a contribuit la o dramatică alterare a geografiei politice a Europei. Semnificația acestor transformări nu poate fi nicicând supraestimată: ca urmare a acelor evenimente, Europa a arătat cu adevărat altfel. Istoria, incluzând și cunoașterea tradițiilor politice și religioase ale acestor țări, ne poate ajuta să înțelegem dinamicile lor diferite, atât sub comunism, cât și în post-comunism. În partea balcanică a Europei, dezvoltarea politică în timpul secolului al XIX-lea a fost târzie și convolută. În același timp, pentru națiunile din acea parte de continent, însuși conceptul de „Europa de Est” a sunat a discriminare.

Persons: Václav Havel, Lech Wałęsa Locations: Europa de Est, Vest, Europei, Europa, comuniști, Europa Est, Centrală, Albania, Bulgaria, România, Iugoslavia, Cehoslovacia, Ungaria, Polonia, Republica Democrată Germană, Habsburgic, German, otomană, Europa Sud - Estică, Praga, Leipzig, Timișoara, Sofia, Serbia, Cehoslovaciei

☆ Vladimir Tismăneanu, 05 noiembrie 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( ) moldova.europalibera.org time to read: +4 min

„A vedea precum un stat”, spre a folosi formula lui James C. Scott, s-a dovedit a fi o strategie cu consecințe catastrofice. Acordă o importanță mai mare unor adesea repetate și consistente acțiuni concrete […] mai degrabă decât unor soluții fundamental abstracte și plasate într-un viitor incert”. Ca răspuns la pretenția totalistă a mișcării totalitare, disidenții au reafirmat ceea ce același Patočka a conceptualizat drept „grija pentru suflet”. De aceea, comunismul s-a trezit confruntat cu indivizi care respingeau atât „traiul în minciună”, cât și orice poziții mesianice. După prăbușirea ordinii leniniste, peisajul moral al postcomunismului a fost marcat de confuzie, uri veninoase, dorințe nesatisfăcute și nesfârșite gâlcevi.

Persons: James C . Scott, Václav Havel, Ivars, Soljenițîn, Jan Patočka, Andrei Saharov, Aleksandr Soljenițîn, Adam Michnik, György Konrad Locations: Havel, Europa

☆ Vladimir Tismăneanu, 27 octombrie 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-27 | by ( ) moldova.europalibera.org time to read: +6 min

Fiică a unui influent intelectual interbelic, Eugen Lovinescu, și a unei mame care avea să moară în închisorile comuniste, Monica Lovinescu a ajuns să se bucure de un extraordinar prestigiu în România nativă. Pentru mine și mulți alți intelectuali români, Monica Lovinescu și soțul ei, Virgil Ierunca, au fost vocile clarității morale. Vreme de ani de zile, pozițiile ei deschise întru apărarea scriitorilor disidenți și a rezistenței morale la totalitarism au provocat iritarea propagandiștilor de partid și a asociaților lor securiști. Datorită Monicăi Lovinescu și Europei Libere, românii au avut un acces direct la paginile iconoclaste ale Literarny Listy. După 1990, Monica Lovinescu și Virgil Ierunca și-au văzut multe dintre predicții (inclusiv cele sumbre) îndeplinite.

Persons: Arthur Koestler, francez Raymond Aron, Monica Lovinescu, Eugen Lovinescu, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Ceaușescu, Virgil Ierunca, Arendt, Lovinescu, Solidaritatea, Monicăi Lovinescu, soților Lovinescu, Ierunca, Camus, Orwell, Soljenițîn, Cioran, Revel, Aron, Lionel Trilling, Gabriel Liiceanu, Andrei Pleșu, Horia, Horia - Roman Patapievici, Andrei Cornea, Mircea Mihăieș, marxiști, Václav Havel, Ivan Sviták, Ladislav, Eduard Goldstücker, Antonín Liehm, Pavel Kohout, Ivan Klíma, Monica, Immanuel Kant Organizations: Congresul, Libertatea, Comuniste, Radio Europa Liberă, Europei, Europa Liberă Locations: Rece, Encounter, Preuves, Bloc, francez, Paris, București, România, Kołakowski, Miłosz, Horia -, Europei

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