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Czech Cardinal, Figure of Resistance to Communism, Dies at 82
22 Nov 2025 09:26 GMT
… shared a cell with Václav Havel, the dissident playwright who would become … president of the post-communist Czech Republic. In this hostile … XVI, he presided over the Czech Bishops' Conference and … in a largely atheist Czech Republic, where the Catholic …
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Chapman welcomes human rights activist Nadia Murad, a leading woman on resilience and advocacy
30 Oct 2025 07:18 GMT
… for Freedom of Thought, the Council of Europe Václav Havel Award for Human Rights, the …
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Prague celebrates Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Václav Havel’s legacy in joint tribute gala
12 Nov 2025 14:17 GMT
… with the late Czech President Václav Havel at a gala … commitment to democracy, human rights, and freedom.
Organised by Češi … in collaboration with the Václav Havel Library and United Islands, … the deep friendship between Václav Havel and the Dalai Lama, …
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Poll: Havel still seen as best post-1989 president, Pavel moves to second place
11 Nov 2025 18:36 GMT
Czechs continue to view Václav Havel as the best president … the first time, overtaking Václav Klaus. His predecessor Miloš … demeanor and his representation of Czech interests abroad, giving him … positively, while voters of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) …
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Czech President Petr Pavel to co-patron Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
10 Nov 2025 18:59 GMT
… human rights.
The meeting resulted in China suspending all engagements with the Czech … freedom and non-violent resistance to Chinese oppression. Havel, himself a former dissident … experience under Soviet domination.
President Václav Havel was one of the first …
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“We have something to say to each other”: Over 80 institutions join Freedom Week
10 Nov 2025 14:35 GMT
… The institutions taking part in Freedom Week are mostly theatres, … also, for example, the Václav Havel Library. In the regions, … about commemorating and remembering freedom and democracy movements. Is … highlight the value of freedom, and encourage reflection on …
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Czech Church remembers ‘combative’ Cardinal Duka
08 Nov 2025 04:59 GMT
… in the early 1980s alongside dissident Vaclav Havel, who later led the … negotiate a law under which Czech churches of 17 denominations … The Catholic Church in the Czech Republic has faced relatively few … Fr Mohelnik.
Duka led the Czech Church until 2022, when …
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Influential Czech cardinal who suffered for faith under communism passes away
05 Nov 2025 20:16 GMT
… Václav Havel, the future president of free Czechoslovakia and Czech … predominantly atheist and agnostic Czech Republic. Thus, he … a fundamental role.“
The Czech prelate opposed gender ideology … murdered U.S. political activist Charlie Kirk.
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Czech Cardinal Duka, once imprisoned by the communists, dies at 82
05 Nov 2025 19:51 GMT
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, who had … -Bory, where he met Vaclav Havel, the dissident who would go on to … of Major Superiors of the Czech Republic, he was named bishop …
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Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, once imprisoned by the communists, dies at 82
05 Nov 2025 17:37 GMT
VATICAN CITY — Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, who had … -Bory, where he met Vaclav Havel, the dissident who would go on to … Cardinal Dominik Duka of Prague, Czech Republic, during his general audience … of Major Superiors of the Czech Republic, he was named bishop …