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The 2023 Annual Freedom Lecture: Free And Fair Elections In The New Democracy Age
The Friends of Slovakia, together with The Embassy of the Slovak Republic to the United States, The Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, The American Friends of the Czech Republic, The Embassy of the Czech Republic to the United States, and The Transatlantic Democracy Working Group organized the […]
17
Nov
2023
By Friends of Slovakia
networking
Film Screening of The Killing of a Journalist Held In Washington D.C.
On Sunday, October 16th, members of the FOS Board and others from the Slovak American community attended the U.S. premiere screening of the documentary film, The Killing of a Journalist. The documentary was a part of DOUBLE EXPOSURE, the United States’ first and only film festival dedicated to the intersection between investigative reporting and visual storytelling. It […]
16
Oct
2022
By Friends of Slovakia
presentation
Refugees In Slovakia: The Governmental And Non-Governmental Response
Friends of Slovakia hosted a webinar featuring Jan Orlovsky, Director of the Office of Migration at the Slovak Ministry of Interior, who discussed Slovakia’s response to the humanitarian crisis that resulted from the February 2022 full-scale war in Ukraine. In addition to the government response, there has been a tremendous outpouring of support from nongovernmental […]
05
Apr
2022
By Friends of Slovakia
webinar
Support Making A Documentary of A Slovak Holocaust Survivor Called “A Higher Authority”
FOS cordially invites you to be a part of its new film project, which aims to document the life of a Slovak Holocaust survivor, Klara Sever. The project also acknowledges the bravery and selflessness of the Catholic priest and ordinary Slovak citizens who put their own lives at risk to save one Jewish family during […]
27
Apr
2017
By Friends of Slovakia
presentation