Jan Velinger

It took Czech police just over a year to gather enough evidence to be able to charge nine Czech skinheads for allegedly racist activities, including the spread of Nazi…

All the newspapers today devote several pages to the results of the Senate and local elections, describing them as a triumph for independent candidates and a great success…

In this week's One on One join Jan Velinger in conversation with acclaimed Czech filmmaker Petr Zelenka, the director of such popular films as The Year of the Devil and…

The Czech coalition government has just announced a brand new health plan it says is needed to allow Czech citizens to live longer and healthier lives. The broad, long…

More than one whistle-blowing farmer is shown on the cover photographs of most of today's dailies, after some 3,000 protested at the Office of the government in Prague on…

Without a doubt this has been a successful year for young Czech filmmaker Petr Zelenka; in July his third feature The Year of the Devil, won top prize at the International…

The days of autumn are upon us now here in the Czech Republic but today's Spotlight takes us back to the days of summer, specifically a mild day in late August. The…

Rarely can a Czech election have aroused so little public interest. It's easy to forget that this Friday and Saturday, a third of the Czech electorate will have the chance…