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  • Truth, lies and fake newsHavel in the MediaTruth, lies and fake newsVHLFJanuary 15, 2019Source: Times Malta / www.timesofmalta.com / By Ray Azzopardi / Christiane Amanpour, a renowned journalist with CNN, in an interview on ‘How to seek truth in the era of fake news’, uploaded by TED in 2017, affirms that one cannot solve the great issues facing the world if one cannot …Read more...
  • Václav Havel Library Foundation head Pavla Niklová: US students are still excited something like Havel’s story is possibleHavel ConversationsVáclav Havel Library Foundation head Pavla Niklová: US students are still excited something like Havel’s story is possibleVHLFJanuary 13, 2019Source: Radio Praha / www.radio.cz / By Ian Willoughby / The Václav Havel Library in Prague follows the US presidential library model in gathering and archiving materials relating to the late Czech dissident turned head of state. In the US, Havel’s legacy is promoted by sister organisation the Václav Havel …Read more...
  • Looking for Havel’s legacyHavel in the MediaLooking for Havel’s legacyVHLFDecember 20, 2018Source: Politico / www.politico.eu / Siegfried Mortowitz / PRAGUE — Twenty-one years after one of Václav Havel’s most famous speeches, many fear the Czech Republic is still in an “ugly mood.” In December 1997, the then-president told a joint session of the Czech parliament that the nation was on the wrong …Read more...
  • A defiant Canada is trolling China with Liu Xiaobo’s legacyHavel in the MediaA defiant Canada is trolling China with Liu Xiaobo’s legacyVHLFDecember 20, 2018Source: Quartz / https://qz.com / By Isabella Steger / Two of its nationals may be under detention in China amid a serious diplomatic fallout, but that hasn’t stopped Canada from stirring the hornets’ nest over a topic that’s particularly taboo. The Canadian embassy in Beijing yesterday (Dec. 18) posted a message (link …Read more...
  • Readings and ‘big heart’ rally commemorate seven years since death of Václav HavelHavel in the MediaReadings and ‘big heart’ rally commemorate seven years since death of Václav HavelVHLFDecember 19, 2018Source: Radio Praha / www.radio.cz / By Tom McEnchroe / Tuesday marks the seventh anniversary of the death of Václav Havel. The former president remains a much respected figure in the country, even though his quotes are often used to help delineate the current divide in Czech society. Several commemorative …Read more...
  • Retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake throws shade at Trump in farewell address to Congress, warns of dangers to democracyHavel in the MediaRetiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake throws shade at Trump in farewell address to Congress, warns of dangers to democracyVHLFDecember 16, 2018Source: CNBC / www.cnbc.com / By Tucker Higgins / Retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake, in a farewell speech to the Senate, warned on Thursday of the dangers facing democracies.   Sen. Flake: America is not immune to authoritarianism from CNBC. “Let us recognize from this place here today that the …Read more...
  • Courage Comes from PrisonNewsCourage Comes from PrisonVHLFDecember 13, 2018Source: China Change / www.chinachange.org / Liao Yiwu, December 10, 2018, International Human Rights Day, Berlin I’ve so often said that my courage and everything about me comes from prison. This is how I differ from other Chinese writers. In prison, I was tortured ‘til I could no longer bear it, …Read more...
  • Russia’s Lyudmila Alekseyeva Remembered As A ‘Force Of Nature’ And ‘Giant’ Of Human RightsNewsRussia’s Lyudmila Alekseyeva Remembered As A ‘Force Of Nature’ And ‘Giant’ Of Human RightsVHLFDecember 13, 2018Source: Radio Free Europe / www.rferl.org / By RFE/RL / Human rights defenders and diplomats are praising Lyudmila Alekseyeva and her lifetime commitment to the struggle for justice in the Soviet Union and Russia as an inspirational example. Alekseyeva, a veteran defender of human rights who challenged the Soviet government …Read more...
  • The Plastic People of the Universe to play at Palác AkropolisEventsThe Plastic People of the Universe to play at Palác AkropolisVHLFDecember 3, 2018Source: Prague TV / https://prague.tv / By Michaela Dehning / “It is better not to play at all than to play what the establishment demands,” once said Ivan Martin Jirous, the Czech dissident, poet and the artistic director of The Plastic People of the Universe. It would be difficult to …Read more...
  • US Capitol celebrates 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma GandhiHavel in the MediaUS Capitol celebrates 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma GandhiVHLFDecember 2, 2018Source: Business Standard / www.business-standard.com / By ANI / Eminent lawmakers of the United States lawmakers and Indian-Americans on Tuesday came forward to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Capitol Hill. Addressing an illustrious gathering comprising US lawmakers and Indian diaspora at the Indian Embassy here, Ambassador …Read more...

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