▁longer ▁see ▁the ▁arrangement ▁of ▁soci etal ▁norm s ▁as ▁an ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁deep - se ated ▁power ▁structure . ▁▁▁ ▁Fou ca ult ▁remained ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁foc using ▁on ▁protest ing ▁government ▁ab uses ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁protest s ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁government ▁to ▁execute ▁ 1 1 ▁milit ants ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁without ▁fair ▁trial . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁idea ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Madrid ▁with ▁ 6 ▁others ▁to ▁give ▁their ▁press ▁conference ▁there ; ▁they ▁were ▁subsequently ▁arrested ▁and ▁deport ed ▁back ▁to ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁protest ed ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁Klaus ▁Cro issant ▁to ▁West ▁Germany , ▁and ▁his ▁rib ▁was ▁f ract ured ▁during ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁ri ot ▁police . ▁In ▁July ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁organ ised ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁Eastern ▁B loc ▁diss idents ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Premier ▁Leon id ▁Bre zh ne v ▁to ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁Vietnam ese ▁political ▁diss idents ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁as yl um ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Italian ▁newspaper ▁Cor riere ▁della ▁sera ▁asked ▁Fou ca ult ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁column ▁for ▁them . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Te h ran ▁in ▁Iran , ▁days