International (British section of the Fourth Internationall 97 Caledonian Rd., London N.1.
/ would like more information about the IMG and its activities NAME According to reliable reports, the Crechoslorak government has recently recasco a numeet or pronne oppos dionists, jailed after the ware of trials in the samber of 1972. Although, in many cases, the prisoners were due to be freed in the coming weeks or months, sizeable reductions were made in the cases of, at least, Alfred Cery, a leading Socialist Party memnet, and m. sienan.
We must see in this decision a small. but very real victory for the hroad international campaiga shat bas heen organised in defence of Chechusluvak socialist prisoners. If the Husak regime has not boon alle to step up the drials. this has been due in purt to the muintenance of solidarity work by the Westera lefL Howerer, the repression goos on unaliated in the sphere of 'everyday life, whiere refusat to co-operate wilk le police sarveillance, intimidation of relatives, and a whole series of odher ing are the reports that the five-year sentence on Dr. Jarodav Sahata of Brno, Former member of the Central Committeo of the Communist Party, has recendly ly firm standl.
Whilst a fresh ware of trialk seems unlikely al present, the facade of stability constructed in Prague rests on the selcetive imprisonment of the most vocal apponents of the regime, combined with the maintenance of a burcancrati vice on all channes of communication.
CANTHU UNIRE PAESINEL HIRE British Committer do Defend Crechond 32 B-tire Villes, Jamion, N.I.
of the present situntion. au chorties beings dismissal from onek job, for the cities.
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