Ian Willoughby

Czechs living outside their home country have until this coming Sunday, December 4, to register to vote in January’s presidential elections.

One sign that Advent is upon us in Prague is the reappearance of the man who lights gas lamps at some of the city’s most romantic locations.

Nine people are in the running to succeed Miloš Zeman as Czech president in elections in January, after fulfilling the necessary criteria. But who are the candidates?

Young film director Šimon Holý takes us to some of his favourite spots in Prague: the Vinohrady district, the school that strongly shaped him and an intimate literary café.

“Czechia” got a boost when Olympic officials in Prague asked the International Olympic Committee to register it in its database of country names. But will it catch on?

No fewer than 21 people applied to stand in Czech presidential elections before Tuesday’s deadline for registration, though many may be disqualified.

Fyield, a group of musicians from Czechia and Iceland, have just released the LP Future Landscapes. The unusual projec is aimed at boosting awareness of climate change.

The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the most important institution of its kind in the US. Its president is Cecilia Rokusek.

Documentary The Investigator follows a one-time Prague detective as he returns to ex-Yugoslavia, where he made a war crimes arrest after helping uncover a mass killing.

A highlight of this year’s Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival was the Czech premiere of Darkening, a film that explores depression – via virtual reality.