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From articles and interviews to stories capturing the successes of our partners to reports and case studies written by our experts, we’re happy to share what’s been keeping us busy
Film screening & discussion: Returned children of Ukraine
On 12 February 2025, we organised a screening of “Hearing Them Out: Returned Children of Ukraine”. Directed by Tetiana Khodakivska and supported by the Prague Civil Society Centre, this short film documents the stories of 72 rescued children and reveals, in their own...
Belarusian “election” and the future of its civil society and independent media
Ahead of the Belarusian voting scheduled for 26 January 2025, we gathered Prague-based diplomats and experts for a working breakfast hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Czechia. Together with Sweden's Ambassador for the EU's Eastern Partnership, Christina Johannesson,...
Call for national sanctions against Georgian Dream
Together with fellow Czech civil society organisations, we call for national sanctions against Georgian Dream officials in an appeal to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jan Lipavský.
Unlock is back and better than ever before!
The post-Cold War order cannot be taken for granted anymore. With Russia spearheading brutal alliances of convenience, all pretence of following the rules has evaporated. The global geopolitical landscape has changed dramatically and democracies have so far been unable to stand against the tide. Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia are in the crosshairs of a revanchist Russia, and civil society in these countries is under unprecedented pressure.
Future Lands: Call for short documentary film ideas
The Prague Civil Society Centre, in cooperation with WATCH DOCS IFF and Current Time TV, is launching a call for story ideas to be developed into short documentary films by young documentary and video makers from Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Story ideas should offer reflections and perspectives of societies as they are today and how they could be tomorrow in the context of post-imperialism: the discoveries, re-discoveries, transformations, and imagination of identities of those societies.
New Eastern Europe: “You can live with a scar.” Civic resilience in Eastern Europe
Civil society activists and journalists in the region are showing courage and resolve, adapting and withstanding amid war and repression. Though groups have been forced to disband, many re-emerge with new formats, ideas and alliances.
Verfassungsblog: From zero to hero
A 20-year-old activist being sued by a two-billion-euro company for highlighting the environmental impact of its activities. Local journalist facing criminal charges for sending an email with inquiries to a press office of a state owned company. The president of an NGO confronting a private indictment for pointing out that the state is benefiting from deforestation. A student accused of defamation after reporting to the university’s anti-discrimination committee that she was molested by a professor.
Ukradené volby: Bělorusko čtyři roky poté
Od brutálního potlačení masových protestů v Bělorusku uplynou v srpnu čtyři roky. Statisíce Bělorusů v roce 2020 vyšly do ulic v reakci na zfalšování výsledků prezidentských voleb. Jejich vítězem úřady opět prohlásily autokrata Aljaksandra Lukašenka, jenž Bělorusku vládne už 30 let. Jak na tehdejší události a současnou situaci v zemi nahlíží Bělorusové a experti zabývající se politickým vývojem v Bělorusku?
Tygodnik Powszechny: Digital remedy for social media algorithms
Increasing web visits by 46% and doubling the revenue are just a few examples of what Tygodnik Powszechny was able to achieve thanks to a new digital strategy. Our Central Europe Media Resilience Programme supported Poland’s weekly opinion magazine with a grant and an external data analytics expert to implement a digital strategy aimed at growing online audiences, maintaining print readership, and driving new revenue.
Leadership accelerator Grow2Gather
The Prague Civil Society Centre is happy to invite representatives of organisations and initiatives with experience attracting, empowering, and coaching new leaders to apply for a fully-funded three-day gathering. Are you ready to share your knowledge, learn from...
Конференция UNLOCK. Прага помогает гражданским активистам
На платформе конференции UNLOCK «Пражский центр гражданского общества» (Prague Civil Society Centre) ежегодно собираются сотни активистов, в первую очередь из Центральной и Восточной Европы, а также из Центральной Азии.
Innovation and cooperation: Unlocking the potential of the possible
In a region marked by violence, escalating repression and closing civic space, and where civil society and independent voices continue to be suppressed, cooperation and innovation remain of the utmost importance for democratic changemakers, thinkers and activists of all kinds.
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