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Czech Stalinist Victims Rehabilitation Faces Ministry Hurdles
Rehabilitation of Stalinist purge victims in Czechoslovakia advances slowly amid resistance from the interior ministry which has destroyed or lost files. Since last year 15,000 have applied for reversal of sentences with Brno Moravia court clearing six clergy in 1958 and Prague pursuing nine Catholic priests. Pending cases reveal coerced and tortured testimonies, but tribunals faced limited information and fear from police and security officials.
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