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Panel discussion on Burma
On the 12-14 December Norasia arranges the Conference of the Network for Asia Studies at the University of Oslo. The theme is “Asia’s Century: Where is the Asia Research?” There will be a special panel discussion at the conference dedicated to the Norwegian Burma research.
Art contest: Stop impunity – hunger on trial
In celebration of the international Human Rights Day, December10, the human rights organization FIAN International invites people worldwide to participate in an art contest.
Фінальная гульня VIII Нацыянальнага конкурсу школьных каманд “Што я ведаю пра Еўропу?”
3 снежня 2011 г. у віленскім Беларускім Доме правоў чалавека адбудзецца фінальная гульня VIII Нацыянальнага конкурсу школьных каманд “Што я ведаю пра Еўропу?”, арганізаванага ініцыятыўнай групай па стварэнні Клубу еўрапейскіх настаўнікаў пры падтрымцы Асацыяцыі па міжнародных пытаннях (АМО) (Чэхія) і ПАГА “Рух “За Свабоду””.
Burmas stemme
Fra en bakgård i Oslo kjemper journalistene i Democratic Voice of Burma mot et av verdens verste diktaturer. Vi følger tv-kanalen når de går live for første gang under Burmas hittil eneste valg siden 1990, og dekker løslatelsen av demokratiforkjemperen Aung San Suu Kyi direkte minutt for minutt.
Writers in Prison Exhibition
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC), English PEN has produced ‘Beyond Bars’, a mobile exhibition highlighting ten of the most significant cases they have worked on since 1960.
Debate: is transparency bad for science?
Index on Censorship organises a panel debate on science and transparency to launch the science issue.
The Arab Spring and Beyond
International Conference “The Arab Spring – and Beyond” will focus on countries where the uprisings have not succeeded and on those where they have, but where freedoms are still fragile.
The Voice of Burma
Fritt Ord invites the public to a discussion about and a preview screening of the documentary film “The Voice of Burma” by Turid Rogne at Uranienborgveien 2 in Oslo, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday 15 November 2011.
Nobel Prize Winners: One Year On
A year on from the 2010 Nobel Prize Ceremony, English PEN, the founding centre of the international association of writers, are delighted to present two documentaries on last year’s Peace and Literature Prize winners – Chinese dissident writer Liu Xiaobo and Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa – both of whom have a long history of working with PEN.