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“Confronting Memories” invites history educators to the Summer School in Poland
If you're a history educator from Germany, Poland, Moldova or Russia, we're looking for you to take part in a summer school this August. It will take place in Łódź, Poland, on 17-21 August 2022.…
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CURE campaign meeting held in Turin
At the first civil society event of the CURE Campaign, held on 19 May in Turin, experts from human rights NGOs and academics discussed the effectiveness of the Council of Europe. The day before the…
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International Summer School “Gender and precariat”
11th International Summer School “Gender and precariat” will take place in Moldova on 10-24 July 2022. Organisers of the summer school are Ivanovo Center for Gender Studies (Russia), Moldova State University, Moldova National Coalition "Life…
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Announcement of the discussion “Women in war“
On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukraine and the invasion divided life into "before" and "after" not only for the people in Ukraine, but also for people in Russia and in general for the world…
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“Talking History, Talking Future”
In 2022, the Forum’s historical memory and education programme “Confronting Memories” begins its third year. This year its project “Talking History, Talking Future” brings together a small group of experts from Germany, Moldova, Poland and…
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Do Not Leave Russians Behind! The Alarming Situation of Independent Civil Society Actors and Media Outlets Inside of Russia
Download the statement More than one month into the war in Ukraine, the devastating situation of Russian civil society and independent media has been even further deteriorated. They are experiencing persecution and censorship, which can…
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Reconfirmation procedure 2022 completed
In March we have completed the second reconfirmation round of membership status in the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum. Members that have been with us for more than two years were offered to complete a questionnaire…
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MEMBERS NEWS, OPINIONS AND IDEAS
Solidarity prevails: the reception of Ukrainian refugees in Hungary
Anikó Bakonyi, Board Co-Chair of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Hungarian Helsinki Committee The concept of ‘welcoming refugees’ was not part of official Hungarian policies during the past decade, rather the opposite. The Hungarian government…
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What has happened to independent media in Russia since the war with Ukraine started
Kirill Artemenko, director of “Bumaga” media outlet (Russia) 12 March 2022 was the first Saturday since the war began that I decided to get enough sleep. I didn’t manage it, however: the website of “Bumaga”,…
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Let’s prove that Russian government is wrong!
Europe can and must reduce its oil consumption now to force Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine. And in no case should governments take measures which increase oil use. by András Lukács, Clean Air Action…
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Fawzia Koofi received the Anna Politkovskaya Award 2021 for women human rights defenders working in war and conflict
Photo credit: Susannah Ireland / Raw in War On 12 March, RAW in WAR (Reach all Women in WAR) with the support of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum presented the Anna Politkovskaya Award 2021 to…
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What are we up to in 2022?
Anna Sevortian, Executive Director, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Has there been a time to slow down this winter? The end of 2021 left us all watching the Memorial trial. The Memorial, our member NGO aiming…
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‘Bridge over troubled waters’
Anikó Bakonyi, Nikola Mokrović, Co-Chairs of the Board, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum We dubbed last year as „A Year Like No Other“. The spirit of that statement contained an implicit expectation that we would overcome…
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