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Tag: Culture of Remembrance

Crowds on Augustplatz in Leipzig in the evening: Commemoration ceremony on October 9, 2009, marking the 20th anniversary of the Peaceful Revolution; tall buildings and the dark evening sky can be seen in the background; the number 89 is displayed on the high-rise building on the right.

Fading Memories of Hope and Empowerment? Why Remembrance of the Peaceful Revolution in Germany Matters and Needs to be Strengthened

Written on 12. December 2025. Posted in English.

Thirty-six years after the so-called Peaceful Revolution of 1989, the foundation stone for the...

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Crowds on Augustplatz in Leipzig in the evening: Commemoration ceremony on October 9, 2009, marking the 20th anniversary of the Peaceful Revolution; tall buildings and the dark evening sky can be seen in the background; the number 89 is displayed on the high-rise building on the right.

Verblassende Erinnerungen der Hoffnung – Warum das Gedenken an die Friedliche Revolution gestärkt werden muss

Written on 8. December 2025. Posted in Deutsch, PRIF Spotlight.

36 Jahre nach der sogenannten Friedlichen Revolution von 1989 wurde in Leipzig der Grundstein für...

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The picture shows the podium of the Knesset, where members of parliament open the parliamentary session. Other members of parliament sit in front of it and listen.

The Politics of Israel’s 2014 Memory Law: Integrating the Forgotten Histories of Jews from Arab and Muslim Countries

Written on 28. November 2025. Posted in English.

The 2014 Israeli memory law making November 30 the Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of...

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A woman stands on a stage with indigenous insigna behind her

Truth Spoken, Progress Delayed: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Written on 4. June 2025. Posted in English.

Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada issued a historic report...

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Schwarz-Weiß Foto. Eine große Gruppe Männer steht im Kreis. Sie lachen und reißen die Arme und Fäuste in den Himmel, ein Man trägt ein Akkordeon.

80 Jahre nach 1945: Umstrittene Erinnerung und der nötige Wertekompass

Written on 8. May 2025. Posted in Deutsch.

Acht Jahrzehnte nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg stehen Erinnerungskultur und -politik vor vielen...

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a group of people protest in front of the Turkish embassy holding signs saying: Turkisn Youth learn the Truth or End the Cycle of Genocide

The Politics of Silence in Turkey: The Armenian Genocide on Its 110th Anniversary and a Memory Under Siege

Written on 22. April 2025. Posted in English.

As the world marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on 24 April 2025, the enduring...

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The picture shows the Genocide Memorial in Windhoek, Namibia which commemorates the extermination order against Ovaherero and Nama following their rising aganist German rule in Namibia. The Genocide memorial is made of stone with a plaque showing people being hanged and german officers with guns standing in front of them. Atop the memorial two bronze figures raise their fists. On the stone it reads “Their Blood Waters our Freedom”

Dealing with Germany’s First Genocide: Why Bilateral Negotiations with Namibia Failed and What the New Government Must Do

Written on 26. March 2025. Posted in English, PRIF Spotlight.

Since the end of the last Bundestag session it has become clear that although projected in the...

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Bones of Injustice: Political Frictions in Restitutions of Human Remains from Colonial Contexts

Written on 28. February 2025. Posted in English.

In recent years, many museums and universities have begun to address past colonial injustices by...

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Protesters holding up signs, the visible signs read: The 1904-1908 genocide of the Ovaherero and Namas is the first 20th century genocide, and: Ovaherero and Nama peoples are victims of genocide committed by Germany from 1904-1908.

Es steht schlecht um die namibisch-deutsche Versöhnung und die koloniale Aufarbeitung

Written on 11. February 2025. Posted in Deutsch.

Die gemeinsame Erklärung der Bundesregierung und der namibischen Regierung zur kolonialen...

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Abbildung einer indigenen Frau, zusammengesetzt aus vielen einzelnen Portraitfotos

Time for True Stories: Stereotypes Absolve Gendered Violence against Indigenous in Canada

Written on 3. May 2024. Posted in English, Feminist Peace Research.

Across North America, May 5 is a day to commemorate the thousands of missing and murdered...

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