Czech artists sign petition in support of embattled Slovak colleagues

Name: Czech artists sign petition in support of embattled Slovak colleagues
Uploaded: 2024-08-16T09:54:37+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Leading Czech cultural figures have come out in support of their Slovak colleagues, many of whom have recently been sacked for opposing the policies of the Slovak culture minister. Czech artists say the former sister state should offer them jobs or at least a platform for expression. Slovak cultural institutions are undergoing purges similar to

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Leading Czech cultural figures have come out in support of their Slovak colleagues, many of whom have recently been sacked for opposing the policies of the Slovak culture minister. Czech artists say the former sister state should offer them jobs or at least a platform for expression.

Slovak cultural institutions are undergoing purges similar to those seen in Communist Czechoslovakia during the 1950s and 1970s.

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Author: Vít Pohanka