We were very happy to participate in one of the largest charity events in Czechia this year, Sbírka potravin. Thanks to this biannual event, key assistance is provided to those in need, such as people with disabilities, single parents, elderly single households, and...
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Returning the Names of those who lost their lives to Soviet terror
On the eve of Russia’s Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression, people around the world commemorate the names and stories of those who lost their lives to Soviet terror. Among the millions of victims of Soviet state terror were thousands of Czechs and Czechoslovak citizens. By reading their names together, we honour their memory.
In support of Georgian civil society at the Forum 2000 conference
As the ruling Georgian Dream party continues to attack democracy in Georgia, it’s important for Western policy makers not to engage in political dialogue with its representatives, said Tinatin Khidasheli, former Minister of Defence and director of the Civic-Idea think tank.
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...
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.
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...
Česká televize: Česká neziskovka na seznamu
Administrativa Donalda Trumpa propustila tisíce státních zaměstnanců. Důvodem je snaha ušetřit na federálních výdajích. Na seznamu je i částka 32 milionů dolarů pro neziskovou organizaci Prague Civil Society Centre. Ta v osmnácti zemích východní Evropy a Asie, zejména v represivních režimech Evropy a střední Asie, spolupracuje s občanskými organizacemi nebo nezávislými novináři, funguje například v Bělorusku, na Ukrajině nebo v Rusku.
Deník N: Pozvánka pro autoritáře, míní ředitel Prague Civil Society Centre
Nadačnímu fondu Prague Civil Society Centre hrozí ztráta americké finanční podpory. Škrty o víkendu oznámila administrativa Donalda Trumpa. „Autoritáři jako Putin dostanou pozvánku o to víc útočit a využít oslabení občanské společnosti,“ reaguje ředitel fondu Rostislav Valvoda.
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,...
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