Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:04:11 +0200https://english.radio.cz/former-dissidents-protest-against-president-klaus-criticism-non-governmental-8099212© 2026 Radio Prague International Last week at a Council of Europe meeting in Warsaw, the Czech President Vaclav Klaus warned of what he called the dangerous influence of non-governmental organizations. President Klaus said that we are experiencing what he calls a "postdemocracy" - a society where democracy is being put under pressure by different groups which having no mandate from democratic elections still have an ambition to determine lives of citizens. But Mr Klaus's words have upset many people - not just those working in the non-profit sector, but also a group of former dissidents. They described it as an attack on fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution and decided to express their grievances in a protest letter. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/klaus_vaclav1_5.jpg?timestamp=1591588953 https://english.radio.cz/former-dissidents-protest-against-president-klaus-criticism-non-governmental-8099212 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9