Civil Groups Stage Debate in Nod to 1980s Pro-Democracy Movement

Ljubljana, 31 January - The Slovenian Writers' Association staged a public debate featuring 74 civil society groups in Cankarjev dom on Thursday in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s that helped pave the way for multi-party elections and Slovenia's independence.

Ljubljana The Slovenian Writers' Association stages a public debate in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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The Slovenian Writers' Association stages a public debate in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Sociologist and former politician Spomenka Hribar speaking at a public debate staged by the Slovenian Writers' Association in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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Sociologist and former politician Spomenka Hribar speaking at a public debate staged by the Slovenian Writers' Association in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Speaker of Slovenia's first democratically elected National Assembly France Bučar speaking at a public debate staged by the Slovenian Writers' Association in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Speaker of Slovenia's first democratically elected National Assembly France Bučar speaking at a public debate staged by the Slovenian Writers' Association in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Writers' Association president Veno Taufer speaking at a public debate staged by the Slovenian Writers' Association in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Writers' Association president Veno Taufer speaking at a public debate staged by the Slovenian Writers' Association in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana The Slovenian Writers' Association stages a public debate in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The Slovenian Writers' Association stages a public debate in a bid to revive the spirit of the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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