Jan Litynski, a leading dissident under Poland’s communist regime and later a passionate defender of the rule of law, will be buried on March 10 in Warsaw. The values and principles he fought for are now under threat more than ever before.
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(Archive photo) Polish film-maker and an independent trade union Solidarnosc' (Solidarity) candidate for general elections, Andrzej Wajda (2nd-R) surrounded by Polish dissidents (from left) Krzysztof Sliwinski, deputy-editor-in-chief of the independent Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, Jan Litynski, Solidarity candidate for general election, Solidarity supporter French actor Yves Montand, Warsaw Solidarity leader Zbigniew Bujak, pose 26 May 1989 in Warsaw for the photographer during the meeting with famous French left-wing actor.
