Ian Willoughby

Martin Klíma, a student leader of Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, brought role-playing games to the country and has found global success with Warhorse Studios.

The Czech Republic’s six-month presidency of the EU gets underway in exactly one month’s time. In parallel the Czech Centres network will be running a whole host of events.

Two Czech works, The Word and Borders of Love, will be taking part in the main competition at this year's Karlovy Vary IFF. 

The Czechs came third at the Ice Hockey World Championship on Sunday, with a comeback win over the US giving them their first medal at a major tournament in 10 years.

A whole slew of events will be held in Prague on Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the assassination of the Nazi governor of Bohemia and Moravia in 1942.

The authorities are now making a second tent city in Prague for Ukrainian refugees of Roma origin, many also citizens of Hungary, who have been camping at the Main Station.

The majority of Ukrainian refugee children who have arrived in the country in recent months have not yet entered the Czech education system, officials said on Monday.

Helena Koutná, a top Czech interpreter, takes us to some of her favourite spots in the capital, starting at the Prague 7 cafe Lajka and ending at the Botanical Garden.

The Czech government is planning to make changes to legislation covering Ukrainian refugees. This includes a refusal to protect people with EU citizenship.

Josef Abrhám, who starred in many of the best-loved Czech films, has died at the age of 82. But what made the actorso popular?