Commemoration of Ryszard Siwiec’s 1968 self-immolation held in Prague

Around two dozen people have attended a ceremony in Prague commemorating
Ryszard Siwiec’s self-immolation in protest at Poland’s involvement in
the occupation of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Siwiec died on September
12, 1968 after setting himself on fire at a Warsaw sports stadium. A new
book about...

Published: 
Wednesday, September 9, 2015