The theme of political prisoners is highly relevant for both the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, as both countries have experienced totalitarian regimes in their past – an experience that shall not be forgotten. This is also why the exhibition posters do not feature the stories of the most influential or media-famous figures. Instead, the exhibition highlights ordinary people such as Nariman Dzhelyal, Lyudmyla Huseynova, Iryna Danylovič, Maryja Kalesnikava, Volha Lojka, Arseniy Turbin, and Nadezhda Rossinskaya, who did not become political prisoners because they posed a significant threat to the Russian or Belarusian regimes, but simply because they could not remain indifferent to what was happening in their home countries.

The exhibition was personally presented to the Bulgarian audience by Ondřej Kamenický, director of the Czech festival “One World”, who also served as a jury member in the Sofia DocuMental program, tasked with selecting the festival’s best film. His presence helped the Bulgarian audience gain a deeper understanding of the Czech humanist tradition and the central role of human rights in Czech foreign policy.