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36/1988 (E) 3rd March, 1988

Hungárián Translator is Arrested in Prague

In doeument no. 11/88 of the civil rights movement Charter 77 there is a report about György Varga’s árrést at Prague airport by the Czech authorities on his arrival írom Hungary. He lives at no. 9-11 Balassi Bálint Street, Budapest V. - a translator of Czech and Slovak literary works - and was taken in because Czech books and periodicals published by Western emigrés were found on him during the customs inspection. He vas interrogated fór five hours about his connections with Czech opposition people and then forced to retum to Budapest. According to the Charter 77 report György Varga has been harassed and repeatedly questioned by the Hungárián State Security Agencies since his retum.

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