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From reaction to action: Unlock your initiative!
Do you want to connect with others who are finding innovative, creative ways to stay relevant and push for change under pressure? Are you an activist, journalist, content creator, or innovator pushing back against disinformation and shaping new narratives? Then Unlock 2026 is for you!
Zapojili jsme se do akce Ukliďme Česko a pomohli tak přírodě v Divoké Šárce
V Prague Civil Society Centre jsme se letos připojili k dobrovolníkům po celé republice a v rámci akce Uklid’me Česko vyrazili ven do přírody s pytli na odpadky. V pátek 26. září 2025 navzdory nepříznivému počasí naši kolegové zamířili do Divoké Šárky, abychom pomohli...
Prague Civil Society Centre to support exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists
The Prague Civil Society Centre will continue supporting established independent Russian and Belarusian media working in exile in the EU which maintain significant audiences back home through the Free Media Hub EAST. The European Commission’s project led by the Prague...
Five years of stolen elections in Belarus: Testimony
In August 2020, an overwhelming number of Belarusians cast their ballots for opposition candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, hoping for change. Daniil, a young Belarusian student, was among them. He was 18, and this was his first presidential election. Alexander...
Deutsche Welle: Spotlight on journalists in the post-Soviet space
“Big powers don’t care much about international rules – they just care about their own interests. This creates a much more dangerous world – with more tension, conflict, and war,” our Executive Director Rostislav Valvoda told Deutsche Welle’s podcast Inside Europe on the sidelines of our annual Unlock civic summit Unlock.
Političtí vězni nejsou minulostí, připomíná výstava
Svoboda a demokracie nejsou samozřejmostí. Metody represe a útlaku, které používal Sovětský svaz a jeho komunistické satelity, se dnes opakují v politice současného Ruska a dalších nedemokratických režimů.
Open call: Bump Up! for activists and content creators
The Prague Civil Society Centre and WatchDog.md are happy to invite activists, communication specialists, and content creators of established YouTube, Instagram, and/or TikTok projects from Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia to apply for a three-day...
Unlock: Backing the brave in uncertain times
The post-Cold War order can no longer be taken for granted, and neither can the old ways of doing things. Autocrats have dropped all pretence of playing by the rules, and civil society is having to adapt to this reality. Unlock, our annual two-day civic forum in...
Prague Centre pauses work in Central Europe
In 2022, we expanded our geographic scope to support independent media in Central Europe with an aim to help media become more resilient in the face of ever more challenging domestic contexts. Our Central Europe Media Resilience Programme was fully funded by the US...
Songs of Slow Burning Earth wins the One World Film Festival
The world should not forget what is happening in Ukraine. We’re proud to see the documentary film Songs of Slow Burning Earth, supported through our Film Programme, shining at the One World International Human Rights Film Festival, receiving the International...
Czech President Petr Pavel received supporters of Ukraine
Photo: Zuzana Bönisch. Source: Office of the President of the Czech Republic. On 24 February 2025, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, received long-term supporters of Ukraine at Prague Castle. Along with other civil society representatives, our Executive...
#SilencedVoices: Campaign with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, as in the Soviet era, thousands of innocent people suffer for their views and beliefs. Political prisoners are not a thing of the past. The methods of repression and oppression used by the Soviet Union and its communist satellites throughout its existence are...
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