Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Speech at Library of Congress with Vaclav Havel

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TITLE: Vaclav Havel: Dissidents and Freedom
SPEAKER: Vaclav Havel, Min Zin, Ramon Humberto Colas, Ales Mihalevic, Reybia Kadeer, Kim Seung Min, Ali Afshari, Manouchehr Mohammadi, Paula Dobriansky
EVENT DATE: 02/20/2007
RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes

DESCRIPTION:
Vaclav Havel conducts a forum on "Dissidents and Freedom," featuring eight dissidents and activists from around the world in a program sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center. The event included a short speech from each of the featured guests followed by a question-and-answer session. Havel also received awards from both the National Endowment for Democracy and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.

Speaker Biography: Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic, is a playwright and human rights advocate. He currently holds the Chair of Modern Culture at the Library's John W. Kluge Center.

Speaker Biography: Manouchehr Mohammadi is a democracy activist in Iran.

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