The 2021 Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk was presented by Adam Michnik, the Polish historian-essayist-journalist, who himself was imprisoned for anti-communist dissent. Michnik continues to serve as editor of the important newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, a job given to him by Lech Walesa. He received the …
The acceptance speech by Dmitri Strotsev was presented at the VHLF Gala in New York on September 23, 2021, by Olga Levina. Olga is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Jersey City Theater Center, an accomplished dancer, actor, and choreographer, graduate from Minsk School of the Performing Arts. “It is …
Thursday, September 23, 2021 Vaclav Havel Library Foundation & Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association Annual Gala Honoring Sir Tom Stoppard and presenting …
Source: Reuters / www.reuters.com / By Michael Kahn and Robert Muller / PRAGUE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Czech voters evicted the communists …
Source: Radio Prague International / www.english.radio.cz / By Libor Kukal / Born into a prominent wealthy family, Václav Havel came of age …
Source: DW / www.dw.com / The annual human rights prize was awarded to Belarusian Maria Kolesnikova at a ceremony in Strasbourg. The …
Source: VICE / www.vice.com / By Tim Hume / Maria Kolesnikova had been hailed for her bravery when she ripped up her …
Source: The Narwhal / https://thenarwhal.ca / By Arno Kopecky / Set against the magnitude of this crisis, our inescapable smallness. There’s just …
Source: The Wilson Quarterly / www.wilsonquarterly.com / By Richard Byrne / Theatres are physical structures. Creative works – plays, operas, concerts, dance …
Summer Rooftop Movies continue! Commemorating the anniversary of August 21, we are partnering with the Czech Center New York to show the …
