Cibulka, Petr
Petr Cibulka is a Czech political activist, signatory to Charter 77 and collector of Czechoslovak unofficial music groups recordings from the 1980s. Cibulka was also a member of the “VONS” (Committee for the Defense of Unjustly Prosecuted), whose aim was to monitor and to inform the public about politically motivated lawsuits and repressions against the opposition, non-conforming citizens, etc. in former Czechoslovakia. Until 1989, Cibulka was imprisoned several times for his attitudes and activities, totalling over five years. During the 1980s, Cibulka collected and distributed recordings of music groups. His private collection was probably the largest of its kind in pre-1989 Czechoslovakia. His collection is now stored at the Libri Prohibiti library, an institution dedicated to the collection of samizdat cultural production. After 1989, Cibulka was also known as the publisher of lists of collaborators of the former StB (State Security), also known as the “Cibulka Lists”. Cibulka is still politically active, he is the founder of the political party “Right Block”, he regularly runs for election in governmental institutions and regional elections, and he was also a candidate for the presidential election in 2013.
References
Česká televize. 2012. "Bojovat o hrad bude i věčný rebel Petr Cibulka." Last modified March 17. https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/svet/1184701-bojovat-o-hrad-bude-i-vecny-rebel-petr-cibulka.
NašiPolitici.cz. 2018. "Petr Cibulka." Accessed September 26. http://www.nasipolitici.cz/cs/politik/472-petr-cibulka.
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