Philosopher Jan Patočka, co-founder of Charter 77, remembered

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:17:57 +0200Philosopher Jan Patočka, co-founder of Charter 77, rememberedhttps://english.radio.cz/philosopher-jan-patocka-co-founder-charter-77-remembered-8198138© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalMarch 13th marked 40 years since the death of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka, one of the founding members and first spokesmen for the Charter 77 human rights movement. Patočka, who suffered from ill health, was interrogated for 10 hours by Czechoslovakia’s secret police, the StB. His health rapidly worsened and he later died. His funeral itself became an expression of opposition to the regime.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/patocka_jan1_0.jpg?timestamp=1691396894 Philosopher Jan Patočka, co-founder of Charter 77, remembered https://english.radio.cz/philosopher-jan-patocka-co-founder-charter-77-remembered-8198138 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9