Josef Josten
Josef Josten (25 March 1913 – 29 November 1985) was an exiled Czech journalist, publisher and campaigner. His early life in Czechoslovakia included two escapes, firstly from military occupation and secondly after a political coup. In his subsequent career in the UK, he warned of the dangers of authoritarianism, particularly communism.
Josef Josten | |
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| Born | Josef Stein March 25, 1913 |
| Died | November 29, 1985 (aged 72) London, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, publisher, campaigner |
| Years active | 1938–1985 |
| Employer | Free Czechoslovak Information Service (FCI) |
Josten was the first Western journalist to report on the Soviet atom bomb test, organised a major international exhibition of political cartoons and ran a campaign for the release of the imprisoned dissident Vaclav Havel. Later in life, he won a degree of public recognition in the UK, but he did not live to see the eventual change of regime in Prague for which he had worked.
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