The Heroine of the Week Is Dagmar Šimková

A political prisoner who was convicted of denigrating communist leaders and hiding military deserters. Later she helped found Club 231, which brings together the victims of the communist political trials of the 1950s. After her emigration to Australia, she joined Amnesty International.  

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