🪖 When Warsaw Pact tanks crossed into Czechoslovakia on Aug. 21, 1968, the world was watching. ✊ "The current global mood, as well as history itself, constantly reminds us of how important it is to defend freedom, democracy, and values such as respect and esteem for the human person," says Tomáš Hübl, head of the Exhibition Grounds in Prague—hosting this year's NeverMore 68 festival. #nevermore68 #1968 #warsawpact #warsawpactinvasion #czechoslovakia #history #czechhistory #czechrepublic #prague

1.2K views · 45 reactions | The Czech Republic marked the anniversary of the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on Thursday with memorial events in Prague and across the country. #nocomment | NoComment | Facebook

34K views · 1.2K reactions | On August 21, Czechs mark 57 years since the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. The Prague Spring was silenced and the communist regime was prolonged for more than 20 years. On this day a commemorative ceremony in front of the Czech Radio headquarters honors the victims, those who resisted, and those who still live with those memories. | Radio Prague | Facebook