Ian Willoughby

Ed Ley has won fans on Twitter/X for his research into the streets of the Czech capital and has already explored the stories of all of Pragues 2 and 3 in daily postings.

The Senate has voted against ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which seeks to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence. But why has Czechia rejected it?

Many music videos have been made in Prague over the decades. But perhaps the best known of all is the video for Never Tear Us Apart by INXS. Its director looks back.

Many Czechs are shocked after a man got a suspended sentence for raping his stepdaughter when a court expert said it had not greatly impacted her. She later tried suicide.

Prague has been hitting back at propaganda launched after Czechia refused a Russian “summons” to the UN Security Council with the online campaign “Pro-Kremlin Fairy Tales”.

Prague-based filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand on how his homeland Iran manages to produce great films despite severe restrictions, whether he could ever move back and much more.

Palach Week began 35 years ago, on January 15, 1989. The demonstrations were brutally suppressed – but still signaled a growing willingness to reject the regime.    

Kaveh Daneshmand heads Czechia's festival of Iranian cinema. He discusses how his homeland manages to produce great films despite severe restrictions – and much, much more.

How long you live in Czechia may relate to where you reside. People in the ex-Sudetenland can expect to die earlier– while some diseases are more common in some regions.

The recent mass shooting incident at Prague’s Charles University has raised questions about firearms law in Czechia. What will an already planned amendment deliver?