Until the fall of the Berlin Wall, around a third of the world’s population lived in communist countries. The collapse of the Eastern Bloc was followed by a worldwide rehabilitation, in which Germany had a special role.
The Czech Republic: Memorial for the victims
Seven bronze sculptures stand on a white stairway at the foot of the Prague Petřin Hill. Inaugurated in 2002, the memorial was originated by sculptor and former political prisoner Olbram Zoulbek. In the inscription of the pedestal it is not only dedicated to those, “imprisoned or executed but also for all those whose life was ruined by totalitarian despotism.”

Vice-President of the Armenian National Assembly Edward Sharmazanov, other MPs, representatives of the Greek Embassy in Armenia and the Greek community visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial today to pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Pontian Greek genocide.
The soft sound of the duduk, the national instrument of Armenia, enveloped the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon at the start of a prayer service was held on the eve of the 101th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker participated in the ceremony marking the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.


