Havel in Media

First public appearance for Chinese Nobel dissident Liu Xiaobo widow October 10, 2018 Source: France 24 / www.m.france24.com / By AFP / NEW YORK (AFP) – The widow of Nobel Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo on Wednesday made her first public appearance since leaving China more than two months ago, discreetly attending a panel discussion in New York. To applause the poet Liu Xia arrived …
Liu Xia ‘Under Pressure’ During First Public Appearance Since Her Exile October 10, 2018 Source: The Cambodia Daily / www.cambodiadaily.com / By RFA / Liu Xia, widow of late Nobel peace laureate and prisoner of conscience Liu Xiaobo, has made her first trip to the United States since beginning a new life in Germany following eight years under house arrest. Liu appeared on Wednesday …
Liu Xia, widow of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo, arrives in New York for human rights events October 10, 2018 Source: Yahoo News / www.yahoo.com / By Mimi Lau / Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, arrived in New York late on Tuesday for what is expected to be her first formal appearance since settling in Berlin two months ago after nearly eight years of de facto …
First public appearance for Liu Xia, Chinese Nobel dissident Liu Xiaobo’s widow October 10, 2018 Source: The Straits Times / www.straitstimes.com / By AFP / NEW YORK (AFP) – The widow of Nobel Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo on Wednesday (Sept 26) made her first public appearance since leaving China more than two months ago, discreetly attending a panel discussion in New York.   To applause, …
Liu Xia ‘Under Pressure’ During First Public Appearance Since Her Exile October 9, 2018 Source: Radio Free Asia / www.rfa.org / Reported by Ng Yik-tung and Sing Man for RFA’s Cantonese Service, and by Shi Shan for the Mandarin Service. Translated and edited by Luisetta Mudie / Liu Xia, widow of late Nobel peace laureate and prisoner of conscience Liu Xiaobo, has made her …
Chinese dissident Liu Xia, widow of Liu Xiaobo, speaks out for the first time in New York October 9, 2018 Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning political dissident Liu Xiaobo, has made her first formal appearance since leaving China. She attended an event in New York on September 26, 2018, and spoke briefly about her late husband. Liu Xia relocated to Germany in July after spending the …
Liu Xia, widow of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo, arrives in New York for human rights events October 9, 2018 Source: South China Morning Post / www.scmp.com / By Mimi Lau / Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, arrived in New York late on Tuesday for what is expected to be her first formal appearance since settling in Berlin two months ago after nearly eight years of …
The Courage of the Powerless versus the Craven Behemoth October 8, 2018 Source: The American Interest / www.the-american-interest.com / By Thomas O. Melia / Google’s newfound moral flexibility has real, tangible costs. The most dangerous person in the eyes of any totalitarian regime is the individual who is not afraid and thus will not be cowed. He or she may be in …
Albright to unveil bust during NY festival honouring Havel October 7, 2018 Source: Radio Praha / www.radio.cz / By Ian Willoughby / Rehearsal for Truth is a weeklong theatre festival dedicated to Václav Havel that gets underway in New York on Tuesday. Alongside plays and stage readings, it will also see the presentation of a human rights award and the unveiling of a …
Honour Havel’s legacy by following his principles, Albright tells students at Columbia bust unveiling October 7, 2018 Source: Radio Praha / www.radio.cz / By Ian Willoughby / Václav Havel has just received a major honour, with the unveiling of a bronze bust of the late dissident turned president at Columbia University in New York. Speaking at the ceremony, Havel’s friend Madeleine Albright said he would have been alarmed …
Madeleine Albright: Given their own histories, I’m stunned by CEE states’ treatment of refugees October 7, 2018 Source: Radio Praha / www.radio.cz / By Ian Willoughby / Having served as US secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, Madeleine Albright ranks as one of the most accomplished of all Czech-Americans. I got to speak to the Prague-born politician recently when she was special guest at the Reality Czech …
Czechs, Slovaks mark 50 years since Soviets crushed Prague Spring August 22, 2018 Source: Journal du Cameroun / www.journalducameroun.com / By AFP / Czechs and Slovaks on Tuesday will mark 50 years since Soviet tanks crushed the “Prague Spring” democratic reform movement, while using the anniversary to point out similarities to the situation today. The burgeoning movement, led by Communist Party leader Alexander …
50 Years After Prague Spring, Lessons on Freedom (and a Broken Spirit) August 21, 2018 Source: The New York Times / www.nytimes.com / By Marc Santora  / PRAGUE — Could Soviet-style communism be reconciled with the dignity and freedom of the individual? In 1968, the question was put to the test when the leader of Czechoslovakia’s Communist Party, Alexander Dubcek, initiated a project of liberalization …
In 1968, Warsaw Pact troops suppressed the Prague Spring August 20, 2018 Source: Taiwan News / www.taiwannews.com / By Deutsche Welle / Soviet tanks led the way as more than 200,000 Warsaw Pact troops marched into the Czechoslovak capital during the night of August 20, 1968, ending the Prague Spring at the behest of the rulers in Moscow. The number of occupying …
Lessons: We live in a Plutocracy June 18, 2018 Source: Livingston County News / www.thelcn.com / By Bill Cook / Readers know that it is hard to find a more zealous “small d” democrat than I. I celebrate democracy’s many virtues and try to suggest ways to deal with inherent problems. Each year I attend a conference founded by …