The Funeral of Jan Palach

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In January 1969 hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets to mourn student activist, Jan Palach, who had set himself alight in protest at the crushing of Czechoslovakia's 'Prague Spring'. Hear from two of the students who helped organise his funeral, and the priest who spoke. Photo: Members of the public filing past Jan Palach's coffin, 28th January 1969. Credit: Keystone/Hulton Archive-Getty Images