Jiří Gruntorád (* 21 September 1952, Prague) was a signatory of Charter 77 since 1979, a publisher of samizdat literature, a member of VONS; in 1980-84 he was imprisoned for subversion of the republic. It is shameful that Chartists today have to go on hunger strike for minimum pensions, while former StB members and high-ranking Communist Party officials enjoy high pensions - even for their contributions to the liquidation of Chartists and political prisoners. After the fall of the communist regime, he became the founder and director of the Libri prohibiti library of samizdat and exile literature. He is also the author or co-author of several publications on exile literature and a member of the scientific board of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes. Czech TV Events were silent about the hunger strike. Today, well-known civil activist John Bok will join the hunger strike from 17:00. More and more people are supporting Mr. Gruntorad. He doesn't need anything at the moment and "feels like in paradise":-) "
There's no way it can't!" Tomas Bata
JŠ
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Jiří Gruntorád started a hunger strike on 17 November 2023, symbolically at 5 pm, in front of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic for the resignation of Marian Jurecka from the post of minister.
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Statement by Jiří Gruntorád:
Dear friends,
Signatories of Charter 77, but also non-signatories (of course, my letter concerns more signatories). Last January, when I sent you a letter from Petr Pospíchal together with a government resolution on the anniversary of Charter 77, you could read in Petr's letter the following sentence: 'Let us hope that these values will be reflected in action'. The truth is that they have manifested themselves, and in an unexpected way.
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