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MILADA HORÁKOVÁ: ŽENA, KTORÚ NEZLOMILI
Milada Horáková: A woman they didn't break
Event by: Nadácia POLIS
Location: Mariánske námestie 31/4, Mariánske námestie 4, Žilina
About event
Memorial event dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Milada Horáková's judicial murder
Guests:
Soňa Gyarfašová, journalist
Luděk Navara, journalist, documentary, historian, OZ Memory
• The presentation of Soni Gyarfaš's work did not let them break (Ikar, 2024)
• The projection of Catarina Acél Gáliková's photographs and video citizens of political prisoners
• Reading excerpts from political prisoners' letters
persecuted by the Communist regime. They suffered prison, executions of loved ones, bullying, and yet they did not give up. Her name has become synonymous with courage and integrity. She decided to remain faithful to the truth and justice, even at the cost of life.
The story of Milada Horáková was not unique. After 1948, thousands of people were judged, imprisoned or executed in Czechoslovakia - General Heliodor Pík, Czechoslovak pilots RAF, peasants, priests, but also students because they were very afraid of independent thinking of young people. Many others tried to cross the Iron Curtain and run to freedom. Even such fates captures the book did not let them break.
The memory of the victim of injustice is our commitment. Their resilience is a challenge for us: to protect freedom and justice wherever they are at risk. Freedom is not a matter of course. Milada Horáková
and so where possible, I will not stop to breathe on this earth, convince people that it is worth investing in the light match above the dark. Anton Srholec
The event is intended for pupils and students, and is also freely accessible to the public.
Guests:
Soňa Gyarfašová, journalist
Luděk Navara, journalist, documentary, historian, OZ Memory
• The presentation of Soni Gyarfaš's work did not let them break (Ikar, 2024)
• The projection of Catarina Acél Gáliková's photographs and video citizens of political prisoners
• Reading excerpts from political prisoners' letters
persecuted by the Communist regime. They suffered prison, executions of loved ones, bullying, and yet they did not give up. Her name has become synonymous with courage and integrity. She decided to remain faithful to the truth and justice, even at the cost of life.
The story of Milada Horáková was not unique. After 1948, thousands of people were judged, imprisoned or executed in Czechoslovakia - General Heliodor Pík, Czechoslovak pilots RAF, peasants, priests, but also students because they were very afraid of independent thinking of young people. Many others tried to cross the Iron Curtain and run to freedom. Even such fates captures the book did not let them break.
The memory of the victim of injustice is our commitment. Their resilience is a challenge for us: to protect freedom and justice wherever they are at risk. Freedom is not a matter of course. Milada Horáková
and so where possible, I will not stop to breathe on this earth, convince people that it is worth investing in the light match above the dark. Anton Srholec
The event is intended for pupils and students, and is also freely accessible to the public.