Dana Nemcova, Leading Czech Anti-Communist, Dies at 89

Dana Nemcova, Leading Czech Anti-Communist, Dies at 89
Dana Nemcova attends the presentation of her book in Prague on Dec. 6, 2021. Ondrej Deml/CTK via AP
The Associated Press
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PRAGUE—Dana Nemcova, one of the leading Czech dissidents and human rights activists from the communist era, has died. She was 89.

She died on Tuesday morning, according to the Olga Havel Foundation, a charitable organization with which she was associated for many years. No details about the cause of death were given.