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Myanmar’s government-in-exile finds friends in the Czech Republic

Havel in the MediaMyanmar’s government-in-exile finds friends in the Czech RepublicVHLFJanuary 20, 2022Source: DW / www.dw.com / By Srinivas Mazumdaru / There has long been a special connection between pro-democracy activists in Myanmar and the Czech Republic, thanks to the long-distance friendship between Vaclav Havel and Aung San Suu Kyi, say experts. From his small apartment in the suburbs of Prague, Linn …Read more...

Sino-Czech Relations: Change on the Horizon

Havel in the MediaSino-Czech Relations: Change on the HorizonVHLFJanuary 18, 2022Source: Global Risk Insights / http://globalriskinsights.com / By Matthew Kuemmerlein / The success of the five-party coalition “Democratic Bloc” in the Czech parliamentary elections this year represents a new direction for the central European country. Disillusionment with BRI-related investments was one reason for this outcome. This development may be part …Read more...

Belarus Free Theatre Announces The Relocation Of Its Entire Ensemble Out Of Belarus

Havel in the MediaBelarus Free Theatre Announces The Relocation Of Its Entire Ensemble Out Of BelarusVHLFDecember 7, 2021Source: Broadway World / www.broadwayworld.com / By Stephi Wild / This decision reflects the severe risk of reprisals they face today as some of the most prominent opponents of the Belarusian regime. Sixteen years since it was first founded, and ten years since its co-founding Artistic Directors sought political asylum …Read more...

Petr Uhl, journalist, communist-era dissident dies at 80

NewsPetr Uhl, journalist, communist-era dissident dies at 80VHLFDecember 2, 2021Source: AP News / https://apnews.com / PRAGUE (AP) — Petr Uhl, a Czech journalist who was one of the country’s leading communist-era dissidents and human rights activists, has died at 80. His wife, former Czech ombudsman Anna Sabatova, told the CTK agency he died Wednesday. Uhl headed the national news …Read more...

HAVEL CONVERSATION: Michaela Bakala in discussion with Dr. Marilyn Wyatt

Havel ConversationsHAVEL CONVERSATION: Michaela Bakala in discussion with Dr. Marilyn WyattVHLFDecember 2, 2021Dr. Marilyn Wyatt, VHLF board member, recently talked to Michaela Bakala, a philanthropist well-known for her leadership of the Bakala Foundation, Fondation Zdenek et Michaela Bakala, Aspen Institute Central Europe and the Václav Havel Library. Their conversation that took place on Zoom on November 1, 2021, focused on the state …Read more...

Havel to the Café!

ExhibitionsHavel to the Café!VHLFNovember 28, 2021On Wednesday, November 17th at 1pm, a special procession departed from the statue of the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Garrique Masaryk, in front of Prague Castle, arriving eventually at Cafe Slavia. The procession carried a bronze bust of Vaclav Havel – the first for Prague – by sculptor Maria …Read more...

Ten Years Without Václav Havel, Czech Republic’s First President and Democratic Icon

NewsTen Years Without Václav Havel, Czech Republic’s First President and Democratic IconVHLFNovember 27, 2021Source: BRNO Daily / https://brnodaily.com / By G.Maura / To commemorate ten years since the death of President Václav Havel, an event “10 years without V.H.” will be organized in Prague on December 18th. Credit: 10 let bez V. H. Czech Rep, November 25 (BD) – The ten-year anniversary of …Read more...

Havel Conversation online: The Seduction of Fanaticism

Havel ConversationsHavel Conversation online: The Seduction of FanaticismVHLFNovember 19, 2021Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of President’s Havel passing December 2, 2021, 6 pm CET In May 1996, president Vaclav Havel invited to Prague Elie Wiesel, an American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He delivered a lecture entitled “The Seduction of Fanaticism” in the Ballroom of …Read more...

HAVEL AND SLAVIA

Havel ConversationsHAVEL AND SLAVIAVHLFNovember 19, 2021On Wednesday 17th November, the 32nd Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the sixth cast of a bronze bust by Marie Seborova of the late President Havel was unveiled in the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU’) owned Café Slavia opposite the National Theatre in Prague. The event was jointly organized by Amnesty …Read more...

Vaclav Havel Bust by Czech Sculptor Marie Seborova

ExhibitionsVaclav Havel Bust by Czech Sculptor Marie SeborovaVHLFNovember 14, 2021On Wednesday 17th November, the 32nd Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the sixth cast of a bronze bust of the late President Havel will be unveiled in the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU’) owned Café Slavia opposite the National Theatre in Prague. It is believed to be the first such …Read more...

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