Several Caucasus events scheduled in the Czech Republic(Prague Watchdog) - There are several events planned in the Czech Republic between December 8 and 13 devoted to Caucasian culture, history, tradition, as well as the current situation in the Caucasus republics. These events are also aimed at helping Chechen refugees.
In Brno during that week, the Czech non-governmental organization “Nesehnutí” along with the Czech branch of Amnesty International have organized the first “Caucasus Days” festival. The program will include public debates, documentary films, a photographic exhibit, Caucasian folk music, and traditional Caucasian food will be available.
In addition, a protest rally will be held on December 11 in front of the Consulate of the Russian Federation in Brno to protest the dismantling of refugee camps in Ingushetia.
According to the organizers, the aim of the festival is to publicly display the rich history and culture of the Caucasus, as well as to depict the current problems of the region. During the festival a collection will be taken up and all monies will go toward helping the Caucasian refugees living in the Czech Republic.
In Prague on December 8, the civic association "Soužití 21" ("Coexistence 21") has arranged “An Evening of Caucasian Culture.”
On December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Czech capital will host an “Evening with Berkat”, which will be a sale exhibit of pictures by Czech artists and Chechen artist Abu Pashayev. The sponsor of this event is the civic association Berkat, a group that since 2001 has been helping children, women and the elderly who live amid the ruins of Grozny. All proceeds of the sales will go toward supporting Berkat's humanitarian projects and Czech scholarships for children of the Chechen dance group Marsho.
According to Berkat, this event should also act as a reminder of how global politics continues to ignore the dreadful conditions of the war victims in Chechnya.
Additional information about these events, in Czech, can be found on the websites of Nesehnutí, Berkat, and Soužití 21.
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