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Current AffairsTop court cancels 1973 verdict that sent four writers to jail for anti-Soviet song
The Czech Supreme Court cancelled on Wednesday a 37-year-old verdict of a
communist court which sent four young writers to jail for defamation of the
Soviet Union and public disturbance. The four men, who spent up to a year
in prison, got into trouble in the summer of 1973 in a Prague pub – when
they sang an old song with slightly innovated lyrics. More
Current AffairsHuman rights activists in Prague support Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo
The eyes of the world were on Oslo today, where for the first time in more
than 70 years the winner of this year’s Nobel peace prize was noticeably
absent. Despite international efforts to get him released, Chinese
dissident Liu Xiaobo remains in jail in north-east China, his wife is under
house arrest and the Chinese government has used all the clout it has to
prevent as many countries as possible attending Friday’s award ceremony.
Around the world, on Human Rights Day, people expressed support for the
jailed Nobel peace prize winner who is serving an 11-year prison sentence
for subversion after signing the Charter 08 manifesto calling for political
reform in China. More
Current AffairsCzech Republic welcomes release of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi
The Czech Republic joined the world at the weekend in welcoming the release
of Burmese dissident leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu
Kyi, who has spent 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest. In that
time, Prague has pressed hard for her release and done much at both state
and non-governmental level to promote democracy in the country. More
Current AffairsDocumentaries, discussions bring to life recent history for Czech students
An unusual history project is running in Czech schools throughout November,
organised by the NGO People in Need. For the next few weeks, around 700
secondary schools across the country will be showing documentary films
about the nation’s communist past, as well as inviting former political
prisoners to come and talk to children about their experiences of being
persecuted by the state. More
Current AffairsCuban political dissident and family begin asylum in the Czech Republic
The first Cuban political prisoner granted political asylum in the Czech
Republic has arrived with his family and relatives in his host country. The
dissident, who spent six out of seven years in prison in solitary
confinement hit out at the regime in his homeland and thanked the Czech
Republic for its solidarity. More
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