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CIA • 1989

NID: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: CONVICTION OF HAVEL ISOLATES REGIME

Approved for Release: 2019/10/29 C06826732 r t CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Conviction of Havel Isolates Regime The conviction of Vaclav Havel on Tuesday shows the regime's determination to confront the recent upsurge in dissent, but the move will lead to more Western and Soviet criticism and will increase tensions between hardliners and pragmatists in the party. Police also arrested Charter 77 spokesman Tomas Hradilck on Wednesday for "incitement." and seven other dissidents were convicted yesterday. Two re...
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Created
Nov 26, 2019
Released
Dec 10, 2019
Publication
Feb 23, 1989
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Document #

06826732

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Document Type

SPECIALCOLLECTION

Collection

The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe: A 30-Year Legacy

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RIPPUB

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1 pages

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