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“This Kind of Hope” Screening Toronto
Register for tickets here. “This Kind of Hope” is a gripping documentary that delves into the harrowing reality of political repression in Belarus through the lens of a courageous human rights defender. Directed by Pawel Siczek, the film portrays the life and work of Andrei Sannikov, a former Belarusian presidential candidate and a staunch…
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Central and Eastern European Communities in Canada Condemn Russian Sanctions Waivers
TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council of Canada (CEEC), representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage strongly condemns Canada’s decision to grant Airbus Canada and Bombardier sanctions waivers, allowing it to import titanium from Russia. It is deeply disturbing that the Canadian government granted a sanctions waiver while…
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Central and Eastern European Communities in Canada Condemn Attacks Against Israel
TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council of Canada (CEEC), representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, is outraged by these cowardly and unprovoked acts of violence, which have targeted innocent civilians and stands with the Jewish community in Canada to unequivocally condemn them. The targeting of civilians by…
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CEEC Welcomes Expansion of Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference To Include Russia
TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council of Canada (CEEC), representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, supports the collective decision made by all federal political parties to broaden the scope of the forthcoming public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s federal electoral processes and its democratic institutions to…
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Central and Eastern European Council of Canada Condemns Anti-Ukrainian Graffiti and Hate
August 2, 2023 Toronto – The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada expresses deep concern regarding the escalating hate directed towards Canadians of Ukrainian and Central and Eastern European heritage. We urgently implore the Canadian government to hold those supporting and encouraging such hateful behavior accountable, including personnel at the Russian Embassy in Canada.…
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Black Ribbon Day Canada 2023
TORONTO – On August 23rd, millions of Canadians, whose families were victims of Nazi and Soviet terror, will solemnly mark the 84th anniversary of the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. This treaty, signed on August 23, 1939, enabled the coordinated invasion and colonization of Europe between Nazi Germany and The Soviet Union. The families of…
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CEEC Calls For Resignation of Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard
CEEC Calls For Resignation of Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard August 12, 2022 TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council of Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage calls on Amnesty International and Amnesty Canada to retract their recent report which justifies Russian war crimes against Ukraine…
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European Unity Day: United With Ukraine Photo Exhibition
TORONTO- A new major exhibition featuring recent images from the war in Ukraine will be launched in Toronto’s City Hall on May 7th, 2022 and will be available for viewing by the public until May 13th. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third month the unspeakable horrors imposed on the Ukrainian people by…
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CEEC Calls For A Ban of all Russian State Media from Canada’s Public Airwaves
April 7, 2022 TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada (CEEC) calls on the Government of Canada to ban all Russian state media from weaponizing Canada’s public airwaves as part of its information warfare on Ukraine, NATO and Canada. Russian state media threatens to radicalize parts of the Russian speaking community in Canada…
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CEEC Calls on Canadian Government To Place Sanctions on Corrupt Russian Oligarchs With Assets in Canada, and Russian State Media Broadcasting in Canada
February 22, 2022 TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada (CEEC) calls on the Canadian government to immediately impose consequences for Vladimir Putin’s illegal action against Ukraine, and his efforts to destabilize the alliance of Western democracies. Canada must freeze the assets of Russian oligarchs and their companies operating in Canada in response…