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Simon Panek, Homo Homini award for Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov

Simon Panek, director of the People in Need, speaks during the bestowing of Homo Homini Prize for 2019 on Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov, who serves a jail sentence, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 5, 2020. The prestigious award is taken by his brother Jamshed Yorov, an activist and lawyer living in Polish exile, at the One World international festival of human rights films. The Czech humanitarian aid NGO People in Need has been bestowing the award since the 1990s on personalities and groups for their significant contribution to the protection of human rights, democracy and non-violent solutions to political conflicts. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt

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Oleh Sentsov, Simon Panek, Jamshed Yorov, Homo Homini award for Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov

Oleh Sentsov, an Ukrainian film director, former political prisoner and Sakharov Prize holder, left,Simon Panek, director of the People in Need, center, and Jamshed Yorov, brother of Buzurgmehr Yorov, are seen during the bestowing of Homo Homini Prize for 2019 on Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov, who serves a jail sentence, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 5, 2020. The prestigious award is taken by his brother Jamshed Yorov, an activist and lawyer living in Polish exile, at the One World international festival of human rights films. The Czech humanitarian aid NGO People in Need has been bestowing the award since the 1990s on personalities and groups for their significant contribution to the protection of human rights, democracy and non-violent solutions to political conflicts. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt

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Simon Panek, Jennifer Bachus

The U.S. embassy in Prague has bestowed the Alice Garrigue Masaryk Human Rights Award on Simon Panek, director of the People in Need nonprofit NGO and one of its founders, in the residence of U.S. ambassador Stephen King in Prague today, on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The award was handed over to Panek by Deputy Chief of Mission Jennifer Bachus. The embassy said Panek received the award for his contribution to the foundation, development and defence of the Czech civic society. Panek launched his charitable activities in 1988 when he, at the age of 20, organised a fund raising campaign for Armenia that was hit by an earthquake then. In 1989, he was one of the student leaders of the Velvet Revolution that led to the collapse of the Czechoslovak communist regime, but later he preferred humanitarian activities. In 1992, he established a team that provided aid in the war-stricken Nagorno-Karabakh. This team gradually developed in the People in Need nongovernmental organisation. The NGO has been operating in more than 30 countries all over the world, providing humanitarian aid, contributing to social development and helping to spread awareness. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Simon Panek

The U.S. embassy in Prague has bestowed the Alice Garrigue Masaryk Human Rights Award on Simon Panek, director of the People in Need nonprofit NGO and one of its founders, in the residence of U.S. ambassador Stephen King in Prague today, on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The embassy said Panek received the award for his contribution to the foundation, development and defence of the Czech civic society. Panek launched his charitable activities in 1988 when he, at the age of 20, organised a fund raising campaign for Armenia that was hit by an earthquake then. In 1989, he was one of the student leaders of the Velvet Revolution that led to the collapse of the Czechoslovak communist regime, but later he preferred humanitarian activities. In 1992, he established a team that provided aid in the war-stricken Nagorno-Karabakh. This team gradually developed in the People in Need nongovernmental organisation. The NGO has been operating in more than 30 countries all over the world, providing humanitarian aid, contributing to social development and helping to spread awareness. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Simon Panek

The U.S. embassy in Prague has bestowed the Alice Garrigue Masaryk Human Rights Award on Simon Panek, director of the People in Need nonprofit NGO and one of its founders, in the residence of U.S. ambassador Stephen King in Prague today, on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The embassy said Panek received the award for his contribution to the foundation, development and defence of the Czech civic society. Panek launched his charitable activities in 1988 when he, at the age of 20, organised a fund raising campaign for Armenia that was hit by an earthquake then. In 1989, he was one of the student leaders of the Velvet Revolution that led to the collapse of the Czechoslovak communist regime, but later he preferred humanitarian activities. In 1992, he established a team that provided aid in the war-stricken Nagorno-Karabakh. This team gradually developed in the People in Need nongovernmental organisation. The NGO has been operating in more than 30 countries all over the world, providing humanitarian aid, contributing to social development and helping to spread awareness. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Simon Panek

Simon Panek, the Director and Co-Founder of People in Need, one of the biggest NGOs in Central Europe, speaks during the 23rd Forum 2000 international conference of world personalities with motto Recovering the Promise of 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday, October 14, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Simon Panek

Simon Panek, the Director and Co-Founder of People in Need, one of the biggest NGOs in Central Europe, speaks during the 23rd Forum 2000 international conference of world personalities with motto Recovering the Promise of 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday, October 14, 2019. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Zdenek Hrib, Simon Panek

The 21st One World festival of human rights films opened today, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, with a speech delivered by Tibetan prime minister in exile Lobsang Sangay who warned against the threat of Chinese investments in the world and who presented the Homo Homini award to Nicaraguan farmer Francisca Ramirez. The Czech humanitarian organisation People in Need awarded Ramirez for her determination to stand up against land appropriation and the authoritarian rule of President Daniel Ortega and his wife. Ramirez triggered massive protests against a controversial Chinese project of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. Last summer she had to flee to the neighbouring Costa Rica. On the photo chat the Executive Director of the People in Need humanitarian organization Simon Panek, left, and Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Lobsang Sangay, Simon Panek

The 21st One World festival of human rights films opened today, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, with a speech delivered by Tibetan prime minister in exile Lobsang Sangay who warned against the threat of Chinese investments in the world and who presented the Homo Homini award to Nicaraguan farmer Francisca Ramirez. The Czech humanitarian organisation People in Need awarded Ramirez for her determination to stand up against land appropriation and the authoritarian rule of President Daniel Ortega and his wife. Ramirez triggered massive protests against a controversial Chinese project of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. Last summer she had to flee to the neighbouring Costa Rica. On the photo chat the Executive Director of the People in Need humanitarian organization Simon Panek, left, shake hands with Lobsang Sangay. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Simon Panek, Ondrej Kamenicky, Francisca Ramirez

The 21st One World festival of human rights films opened today, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, with a speech delivered by Tibetan prime minister in exile Lobsang Sangay who warned against the threat of Chinese investments in the world and who presented the Homo Homini award to Nicaraguan farmer Francisca Ramirez (photo). The Czech humanitarian organisation People in Need awarded Ramirez for her determination to stand up against land appropriation and the authoritarian rule of President Daniel Ortega and his wife. Ramirez triggered massive protests against a controversial Chinese project of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. Last summer she had to flee to the neighbouring Costa Rica. On the photo the Executive Director of the People in Need humanitarian organization Simon Panek, left, and One World festival director Ondrej Kamenicky are introduced to Francisca Ramirez. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Lobsang Sangay, Francisca Ramirez, Zdenek Hrib, Simon Panek

The 21st One World festival of human rights films opened today, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, with a speech delivered by Tibetan prime minister in exile Lobsang Sangay (right) who warned against the threat of Chinese investments in the world and who presented the Homo Homini award to Nicaraguan farmer Francisca Ramirez (centre). The Czech humanitarian organisation People in Need awarded Ramirez for her determination to stand up against land appropriation and the authoritarian rule of President Daniel Ortega and his wife. Ramirez triggered massive protests against a controversial Chinese project of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. Last summer she had to flee to the neighbouring Costa Rica. The second from right sits Simon Panek, Executive Director of the People in Need humanitarian organization, the second from left Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Francisca Ramirez

The 21st One World festival of human rights films opened today, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, with a speech delivered by Tibetan prime minister in exile Lobsang Sangay who warned against the threat of Chinese investments in the world and who presented the Homo Homini award to Nicaraguan farmer Francisca Ramirez (photo). The Czech humanitarian organisation People in Need awarded Ramirez for her determination to stand up against land appropriation and the authoritarian rule of President Daniel Ortega and his wife. Ramirez triggered massive protests against a controversial Chinese project of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. Last summer she had to flee to the neighbouring Costa Rica. On the photo second from left sits the Executive Director of the People in Need humanitarian organization Simon Panek and third from left One World festival director Ondrej Kamenicky. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Milos Rejchrt

The project of Stories of Injustice or A Month of Film at Schools describing the events of the 1948 Communist coup starts with the decoration of three contemporaries for their opposition to the Communist regime today, on Thursday, November 1st, 2018, organiser Karel Strachota has told journalists. The prizes are given to Milos Rejchrt (centre), Anna Honova and Frantisek Rudl in memoriam. Young people should realise that democracy is not granted, that one has to care for it. This is important especially at the time it is weakened, Strachota, the director of the educational programme One World At Schools, from the NGO People in Need, said. Dissident Milos Rejchrt, 72, a Protestant priest, had to make his living as a stoker under the Communist regime. He was one of the first Czechs to have signed the Charter 77. People in Need humanitarian organisation director Simon Panek stands at right. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Milos Rejchrt

The project of Stories of Injustice or A Month of Film at Schools describing the events of the 1948 Communist coup starts with the decoration of three contemporaries for their opposition to the Communist regime today, on Thursday, November 1st, 2018, organiser Karel Strachota has told journalists. The prizes are given to Milos Rejchrt (centre), Anna Honova and Frantisek Rudl in memoriam. Young people should realise that democracy is not granted, that one has to care for it. This is important especially at the time it is weakened, Strachota, the director of the educational programme One World At Schools, from the NGO People in Need, said. Dissident Milos Rejchrt, 72, a Protestant priest, had to make his living as a stoker under the Communist regime. He was one of the first Czechs to have signed the Charter 77. People in Need humanitarian organisation director Simon Panek stands at right. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)