Events are being held in the Czech Republic to mark the 50th anniversary of
the self-immolation of Jan Palach. The 20-year-old student set himself
alight in central Prague on 16 January 1969 in protest at apathy in the
face of the Soviet occupation and died three days later.
An exhibition is being…
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