Tag: commemoration
the president receives the boss of the UGTT trade union center on the occasion of a commemoration
In Tunisia, December 5, 2024 marked the commemoration of the assassination of union leader Farhat Hached, founder of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT). Seventy-two years after the events, the…
the commemoration committee demands “the truth and the whole truth”
Nearly 80 years after the events, France recognized on Thursday November 28 the massacre that occurred on December 1, 1944 at the Thiaroye military camp. Hailed by Senegalese President Bassirou…
After riots in Amsterdam: Utrecht mayor and police extra alert during Kristallnacht commemoration
The organization of the commemoration has announced that the program will continue as usual. “It is a simple commemoration,” said Joop Spoor of the organization. “There will be a speech…
Koen van Keulen’s family to Italy for commemoration of deceased son
The road, which runs past several campsites and the Gardaland amusement park, has now been made safer. The local population and Koen’s family have been pushing for this for a…
Commemoration of the history of slavery: ‘Utrecht commemorates as it should’
When the hundreds of people have taken their places on the white chairs, at the standing tables and in the grass, the extensive program of the day begins. “Utrecht participates…
Commemoration of the history of slavery: ‘Utrecht commemorates as it should’
When the hundreds of people have taken their places on the white chairs, at the standing tables and in the grass, the extensive program of the day begins. “Utrecht participates…
The commemoration of the Landing, a ceremony for the present too?
Were the ceremonies which have just marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy more political than usual? The answer is yes. Certainly, the memory of the tens…
80 years of the Landings: “In this commemoration, there is also the dimension of reconciliation”
In France, a week of commemoration begins, culminating on Thursday with the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings at Omaha Beach. We are obviously talking about the liberation of France…
Happy 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Happy 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. On this special day, we remember the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades in arms with respect. Today,…
Utrecht commemoration organizations satisfied with quiet ceremonies: ‘Sign of respect that you can be quiet together’
That special moment also remained undisturbed in Utrecht, and was old-fashionedly impressive, according to Johanneke Bedaux. “Despite the bad weather, there were hundreds of people on the square. And Ingmar…