Situation in Slovak Arts Council. Sona Gyarfasova on political prisoners. Culture news. (12.12.2024 16:00)

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

The Chair of the Board of the Slovak Arts Council Dusan Buran explains the situation in Slovak Arts Council shortly before the last chance for the board to convene and decide on distributing financial means to cultural projects of non-state-run entities all across the country. Interview with Sona Gyarfasova, the author of a book collecting stories of political prisoners who suffered during both totalitarian regimes - of the Nazi Slovak State and of the communist Czechoslovakia. Culture news featuring Matej Drlicka talking about "Resistance now: Free culture", the first Europe-wide campaign to protect artistic freedom.