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08/27/2024
The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize chose its list of three nominees on Tuesday. They are the currently detained Azerbaijani human rights defender and political activist Akif Gurbanov, the leading Venezuelan political figure María Corina Machado, who is engaged in denouncing human rights abuses in her country, and Babutsa Pataraia, a leading feminist activist and human rights lawyer in Georgia.
The winner of the EUR 60,000 annual award, which focuses on human rights defenders worldwide, is set to be announced at the opening of the autumn plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on September 30.
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08/27/2024
Wednesday will be clear to partly cloudy, with a chance of rain in the evening, especially in the east of the country. Day temperatures are expected to range between 27 to 31 degrees Celsius.
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08/27/2024
Neurosurgeons from the University Hospital Brno in cooperation with the University Hospital Geneva performed unique brain surgery on a six-month-old child, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday.The baby was born in January with hemimegaencephaly, which causes one of the brain hemispheres to grow abnormally. It had caused Oliver frequent epileptic seizures since birth.
In a surgery performed in June, the doctors disconnected part of the brain’s hemisphere of the brain. According to the head of the neurosurgery clinic in Brno, the baby is doing well and his psychomotor development is expected to be very good.
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08/27/2024
The international security conference Globsec Forum will be launched in Prague on Friday by President Petr Pavel, the organizers announced on Tuesday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is also scheduled to give a speech at the event’s opening.
About ten prime ministers and presidents and 20 defence and foreign ministers from Europe, the Middle East and South-East Asia are due to attend the international forum, organised by the Bratislava-based think-tank.
The forum, which had been previously held in Slovakia, was relocated to Prague following repeated criticism from Prime Minister Robert Fico.According to Globsec founder and director Róbert Vass, the theme of this year's edition will be new technologies and artificial intelligence and their impact on national security. Another topic on the agenda will be the current situation in Ukraine and the Middle East and the future of Europe.
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08/27/2024
Slovak authorities have revoked temporary protection for pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and businessman Artyom Marchevsky, who is on the Czech sanctions list, the daily Denik N reported on Tuesday, citing the Slovak Interior Ministry.
Marchevsky, who previously lived in Czechia, was placed on the list along with his close associate Viktor Medvedchuk, following the uncovering of a Russian-organised network that was attempting to influence the European Parliament elections in various countries.
The Czech counterintelligence agency, BIS, discovered that cash was being handed over to anti-establishment politicians from countries such as Germany, Belgium and France by the Prague-based pro-Russian network.
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08/27/2024
The Independent Oversight Body for Czech Intelligence Services will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, six years after its establishment by the Czech Parliament in 2018. The delay was due to the initial failure to appoint its members, who were only selected this year. The body, led by Ivana Janů, will differ from parliamentary committees by having access to live cases, providing deeper oversight of intelligence activities. The first meeting will focus on drafting the procedural rules for the body’s operations. Janů emphasized the body's independence and its role in ensuring intelligence activities comply with the Constitution and laws.
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08/27/2024
Czech artist Jakub Uksa will create a large-scale street art piece titled Another Obic on the Wall on Wednesday afternoon in Prague's Na Příkopě street. It is a part of the 25th annual Akce Cihla charity event. The artwork, inspired by Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, will be made in Uksa's distinctive geometric style. Akce Cihla supports modern social services for people with intellectual disabilities. The event, which runs from June to September, invites the public to purchase symbolic bricks to fund projects like protected housing and workshops for the disabled.
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08/27/2024
Representatives of the Czech government and labor unions will continue negotiations on Tuesday over wage increases for public sector workers. Unions are demanding a 10% pay rise from next month, with further increases in January, threatening protests if their demands are not met. Prime Minister Petr Fiala reiterated that funds for this year's increase are not available in the budget, and ministries are searching for potential reallocations. The Ministry of Labor initially proposed a 7% increase or a 10% increase for half of the public sector. Unions argue that real wages have declined due to high inflation and are pushing for across-the-board raises.
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08/27/2024
The discovery of an unexploded WWII bomb in Brno caused a two-hour disruption in transport near the city center on Monday, including the suspension of nearby rail services. Police evacuated several dozen people from surrounding buildings as a precaution. The 100-kilogram Soviet-made bomb was safely removed by a bomb disposal team, allowing residents to return home. The incident also led to changes in public transportation, with bus and tram services temporarily rerouted. In a separate case, experts are preparing to safely detonate another WWII bomb found in Litvínov.
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08/27/2024
Active membership in the European Union and NATO will continue to be a pillar of Czech security, President Petr Pavel told Czech ambassadors and consuls at a meeting at Prague Castle on Tuesday. He also said Russian aggression has given new urgency to NATO's mission.
According to the head of state, there is no more important task in the Czechia’s foreign and security policy today than the continued support for Ukraine. The meeting of Czech ambassadors and consuls at Prague Castle follows the commencement of their week-long annual conference, which began on Monday at Černín Palace.
During the conference, Prime Minister Petr Fiala and several ministers discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine and other international issues, including energy security.
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