• Krkonoše Mountains see 15 centimetres of snow
    11/04/2023

    Around 15 centimetres of snow fell on the ridges of the Krkonoše Mountains in the north of Czechia on Friday night. It was the first major snow of the season in the highest parts of the mountain range.

    Strong winds on Saturday forced the closure of a cable car from the town of Pec pod Sněžkou to Sněžka, the country’s highest peak. While it was minus 2.2 degrees Celsius on Sněžka the gales meant that the “real feel” was minus 12 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • No prosecution for kebab shop anti-Semitic sign
    11/04/2023

    A 35-year-old foreigner will not be prosecuted after putting up anti-Semitic signs in his kebab shop in Plzeň, following a decision of the State Prosecutor’s Office. The police had been investigating the Turkish man on suspicion of hate speech, but a local state prosecutor said there was no evidence of any crime.

    The head of the Plzeň Jewish Community told reporters that the move was not a good signal, saying that prosecution could have deterred others from making similar statements.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Historic Olšansy cemeteries case shelved
    11/04/2023

    The State Prosecutor’s Office has refused to reopen a case centred on Prague’s Olšansy cemeteries and the police have therefore shelved the matter, Czech Television reported. Lawyer Tomáš Nahodil petitioned for the case to be reopened this year, saying new evidence had come to light.

    According to archival documents, an investigation into a case of alleged vandalism at the cemeteries was manipulated by the communist secret police in the 1980s. Three young men were convicted by judge Robert Fremr, who this year withdrew his candidacy for the Constitutional Court. One of the men was not even present when the alleged crime of damaging Russian and Bulgarian war graves took place.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    11/04/2023

    It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Sunday, with an average high temperature of 13 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Vondroušová finishes last in group at WTA Finals
    11/04/2023

    Markéta Vondroušová has failed to make it out of the group stage of tennis’s WTA Finals in Mexico’s Cancun. The Czech lost 7-5 6-7 3-6 to Coco Gauff of the US on Friday for her third defeat in three matches.

    Wimbledon winner Vondroušová, who was taking part in the prestigious season-ending tournament for the first time, finished last in her four-player group.
    Author: Ian Willoughby

  • Weather forecast
    11/03/2023

    Saturday should be clear to partly cloudy with day temperatures between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius.

  • Czech Egyptologists in Abusir discover tomb of royal scribe
    11/03/2023

    Czech Egyptologists who have been working on a burial site in Abusir are reported to have discovered a richly decorated shaft tomb of the previously unknown dignitary Djehutiemhat, who served as a royal scribe, the Czech Institute of Egyptology reported. An anthropological analysis of the skeletal remains by leading Egyptian experts revealed, among other things, that Djehutiemhat died at a relatively young age of about 25 and suffered from severe osteoporosis. The discovery of the tomb, which was looted, is important for further understanding the history of ancient Egypt and its traditions, the Czech Institute of Egyptology said on its website.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • App to detect gifted children wins top Technology Agency award
    11/03/2023

    An application that uses games to detect gifted children is the absolute winner of the Technology Agency awards announced in Prague on Thursday evening. The application was developed by experts from the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts and the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. It  focuses on testing the cognitive abilities but also non-intellectual skills of primary school children. The tests are designed as simple fun games.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Jiřího z Poděbrad metro station reopens
    11/03/2023

    The Jiřího z Poděbrad station on the Prague metro’s A line is once again open to the public. The station had been closed since January for a complete reconstruction with trains passing through. The transport company restored the station to its original appearance, replaced the escalators and is currently building a barrier-free access lift. The work is expected to cost around CZK 1.3 billion.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Justice minister to order revision of communist-rigged trial
    11/03/2023

    Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek will order the reopening of a 1988 communist-rigged trial known as the Olšanské hřbitov case, in which Judge Robert Fremr unjustly convicted several people, among them Alexander Eret and his mother. They were found guilty of vandalism and promoting fascism for allegedly damaging the graves of Russian and Bulgarian soldiers at a Prague cemetery. Eret has appealed to the minister for the case to be reviewed and the verdicts invalidated. Senator Hana Marvanová has sent a similar appeal on behalf of the family.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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