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Czech Priests Martyred by Communism Honoured Ahead of Beatification

Czech priests Jan Bula and Václav Drbola were honoured on May 20 during the Blessed Martyrs Under Communism conference in […]

International Women’s Day: from socialist ideals to somber memories

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska Every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide, often seen as a positive day for women’s rights and […]

Lecture by Patrick van Schie on Women’s Suffrage

On Friday evening, 6 March 2026, our vice-chairman, Patrick van Schie, delivered a lecture on women’s suffrage at the museum […]

From KGB Tail to Siberian Solitary Cell

Patrick van Schie The story of a Soviet “dissident” during the Brezhnev and Andropov eras Book summary of Alexander Podrabinek, […]

Estonia’s Struggle for Independence and Freedom

Photo taken at Patarei Memorial Museum for Victims of Communism ©Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska By Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska The Estonian people fought for their independence […]

Lecture ‘The Liberal Struggle for Women’s Suffrage’

Maczek Memorial, Breda | March 6 | 19:30 – 21:00 (free admission) Lecture by Patrick van Schie, Vice President of […]

The Martyrdom of the Salvatorian Sisters in Mikołów (1945)

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska Stanisława Falkus and Leopolda Ludwig belonged to the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians). On […]

Czechia criminalizes promotion of communism

As of 1 January 2026, Czechia has amended its Criminal Code to place the promotion of communist ideology on the […]

Meeting with Maczek Memorial

On December 10th, the board of the European Institute on Communist Oppression and the Central and Eastern Europe Center (www.communications-unlimited.nl) […]

From Soviet Persecution to Rome: The Remarkable Journey of Gertrude Detzel

Catholic News Agency journalist Alexey Gotovskiy published an article about Gertrude Detzel, the first laywoman from Central Asia to reach […]

Book Review: Lea Ypi, Indignity: A Life Reimagined

by Patrick van Schie This year saw the publication of the second book by Lea Ypi, the Albanian author who […]

Eduard Profittlich – A Martyr of Communism and the First Blessed of Estonia

Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska On 6 September 2025, the beatification of Bishop and martyr Fr. Eduard Profittlich, S.J., took place in Tallinn. […]