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A few months after the invasion of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939; the Nazis decided to abolish all Czech institutions of higher education. The Nazi’s knew that institutions like Charles University were an important part of the national heritage and that closing them would devastate students and professors alike[1]. This led to a massive anti-Nazi demonstration that took place on the Czechoslovak Independence Day, the October 28th, 1939. The official German news bureau announced that as a result of these disturbances that all Czech universities would be closed for a period of three years. A number of the students accused of participating in the demonstration were heavily punished which included imprisonment of some students and a few revenge executions[2].
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Jan Bata wrote a letter to the Jefferson Caffrey, Ambassador of the United States of America to Brazil in 1942 with his offer to produce as much rubber as the Allied governments needed for the war effort. In return, all that J.A.Bata asked was that his name be removed from the black list. Declassified documents released through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show that the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile's position regarding Jan Bata as described by the Brazilian Charge d'Affairs, Vladimir Nosek; that he was "under orders from his government not to render any services to Bata or his companies," Secretary of State, Airgram A-685, November 27, 1942. This clearly shows that the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile's decisions had less to do with winning the war, and more to do with abusing their power by denying assistance to an important Czechoslovak citizen who was attempting to make an important contribution to the Allied war effort. It is also clear from other declassified documents that Charge d'Affairs, Nosek had "no documentary or other definite evidence establishing the undesirability of Bata, and indicated that he had thought our files [those of the United States government] would contain a case against him [Jan Bata]," Secretary of State, Airgram A-48, April 15, 1946. It is clear that the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile had a different agenda than winning the war by keeping Jan Bata on the black list and the eventual confiscation of his property in Czechoslovakia (today Czech Republic and Slovakia).
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Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director and civil society activist, who participated in the Avtomaidan Civil Movement has been arrested and charged with terrorism. His arrest is a component of the campaign unleashed against Russian policy opponents in the Crimea. We demand Oleg Sentsov be freed immediately. Oleg's first full-length film, and his very first piece, The Gamer (2011) brought him acclaim from both film critics and spectators. He is the single father of two underage kids.
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I do believe, that our country still have enough good meaning people, that we all together shall eventually correct terrible consequences of our totalitarian past that still presents threat to our society on cultural, economic and moral fields.
The importance of my news service "Hlas svobody" (Voice of Freedom) is gaining purport, significance and respect. It's one of a small group of independent sources that strive for the most objective reports in the Czech Republic. In present critical times, such reports are more than needed. To continue my independent work, I have to ensure the financial footing for my activity. This is the only way to stay on course, even to expand my activity and not risk limitation, or even stoppage of my reports. Now, the next two months, I am going to work to help in kids' summer camps and at the same time try to draw strength for my work. I am turning here to all people who value my work and ask them for financial assistance to allow me, at the end of kids' summer camp season, to continue immediately this, for our country, important service.
Japanese Minister of Interior Yoshitaka Sindo, and Vera Caslavska, honored the memory of Jan Palach.
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On Saturday, July 5th 2014, at 6:30 PM, the Japanese Minister of Interior Mr. Yoshitato Sindo, and Ms. Věra Čáslavská, laid
down a wreath by the small memorial on Václavské Square in Prague to honor the memory of Jan Palach. Minister Yoshitato Sindo is very interested in our history and values the bravery of citizens of former Czechoslovakia. He used this occasion to fulfill his wish to meet Mrs. Věra Čáslavská who is quite known among citizens of Japan, not only as a winner several gold Olympic medals (specifically on Olympic games in Tokyo 1964), but also as a symbol of struggle against Czechoslovakian Communist totalitarian regime and for her actions during anti-Communist revolution in 1989. The wreath laying act was a non-official part of communiqué announcing agreement between the Czech Republic and Japan about cooperation in areas of communication and information technologies, planned for Monday, July 7th. On Recognition Day of Slavonic missionaries Constantinus Philosophos (Cyril), and his brother Methodius (July 5th), and the day before we commemorate 599 years since burning at the stake of Mister Jan Hus (July 6th), we again have to remind ourselves the real meaning of truths for our history and our lives. It is really a shame that our real heroes are more honored in foreign countries than in the country where they were born, where they worked and for which they laid down their lives.
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