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Still, old national socialists and their collaborators are occasionally being put on trial for atrocities committed before the 1945 collapse of national socialism. It is much rarer to hear of old communists and their fellow-travellers being charged with any crimes … Continue reading →

The evidence gathered in comprehensive measurements of economic freedom in more than 150 economies of the world and also of the relationship between economic freedom on the one hand and living standards and general human well-being on the other hand, … Continue reading →

Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatars, was awarded the prize of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience at a conference in Prague 12 June 2014. Göran Lindblad, former MEP from Sweden and chairman of the Platform, gave him … Continue reading →

The keynote speaker at the Platform of European Memory and Conscience conference in Prague in the Czech Republic 12–13 June on „The Legacy of Totalitarianism“ is Estonian-Finnish writer Sofi Oksanen whose novels, Purge and Stalin’s Cows, have been published in … Continue reading →

The argument for individual freedom is greatly strengthened by various data and statistics available on the internet, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson said in a lecture at a conference on “Liberty in the Information Age” in Curitiba in Brazil 31 May … Continue reading →

The internet is a veritable fountain of intellectual resources, data and information, supporting individual freedom. This is what Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson argued in a lecture at a conference in Porto Alegre 25 May 2014, organised by the Brazilian Students … Continue reading →