As an artist, Bohley won prizes from the authorities, including a trip to the Soviet Union. Her opposition to the government did not start until the 1980s.[1] In 1983 she was expelled from the GDR artists federation (VBK) and was banned from travelling abroad or exhibiting her work in East Germany. She was accused of having contacts to the West GermanGreen Party.
In 1985 she was one of the co-founders of the Initiative for Peace and Human Rights. In 1988 she was arrested during a demonstration and expelled from the DDR. She was given a six-month visa to the United Kingdom, and she returned to East Germany that August. In 1989 she was one of the founders of New Forum.
After the unification of Germany in 1990 she was involved in several court trials because she publicly proclaimed Gregor Gysi to have been a Stasi informer. Bohley spent several days in prison because she would neither publicly retract the statement nor pay a fine.
One of her later projects was a group help project near Sarajevo, where she put great effort into building homes in order to enable refugees to return after the armed conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"Es gibt keine wichtigen und unwichtigen Menschen in der Revolution" – 20 Jahre Mauerfall, in: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): Herausforderung Demokratie. Demokratisch, parlamentarisch, gut? (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 6), Baden-Baden 2011
bärbel, bohley, 1945, september, 2010, east, german, opposition, figure, artist, september, 1990born, 1945, 1945died11, september, 2010, 2010, aged, occupation, actress, human, rights, activistyears, active1980, 2010, contents, biography, selected, works, also. Barbel Bohley 24 May 1945 11 September 2010 was an East German opposition figure and artist Barbel BohleyBarbel Bohley in September 1990Born 1945 05 24 24 May 1945Died11 September 2010 2010 09 11 aged 65 Occupation s Actress human rights activistYears active1980 2010 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editAs an artist Bohley won prizes from the authorities including a trip to the Soviet Union Her opposition to the government did not start until the 1980s 1 In 1983 she was expelled from the GDR artists federation VBK and was banned from travelling abroad or exhibiting her work in East Germany She was accused of having contacts to the West German Green Party In 1985 she was one of the co founders of the Initiative for Peace and Human Rights In 1988 she was arrested during a demonstration and expelled from the DDR She was given a six month visa to the United Kingdom and she returned to East Germany that August In 1989 she was one of the founders of New Forum After the unification of Germany in 1990 she was involved in several court trials because she publicly proclaimed Gregor Gysi to have been a Stasi informer Bohley spent several days in prison because she would neither publicly retract the statement nor pay a fine One of her later projects was a group help project near Sarajevo where she put great effort into building homes in order to enable refugees to return after the armed conflicts in Bosnia Herzegovina Barbel Bohley died on 11 September 2010 of lung cancer 2 3 Selected works edit Es gibt keine wichtigen und unwichtigen Menschen in der Revolution 20 Jahre Mauerfall in Robertson von Trotha Caroline Y ed Herausforderung Demokratie Demokratisch parlamentarisch gut Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinar Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society Vol 6 Baden Baden 2011See also editList of German women artistsReferences edit Barbel Bohley The Economist 23 September 2010 Retrieved 3 September 2012 Spiegel Online Krebsleiden DDR Burgerrechtlerin Barbel Bohley ist tot 11 September 2010 Ide Robert 2010 09 11 Die Freie www tagesspiegel de in German Der Tagesspiegel Archived from the original on 26 November 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbel Bohley in German Biography nbsp This article about a German artist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbel Bohley amp oldid 1178199978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
