Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:21:01 +0200Popular Czech children’s book under fire over racist undertoneshttps://english.radio.cz/popular-czech-childrens-book-under-fire-over-racist-undertones-8574576© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalA racist passage from a popular Czech children’s book recently sparked a heated debate in the Czech media after a Romany activist asked for it to be withdrawn from the school curriculum. Thousands of Czechs publicly opposed the request, which was also dismissed as unjustified by some Romany organizations. But others believe the issue of racist undertones in some Czech literary works should be taken seriously.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/mikes_0.jpg?timestamp=1591299269 Popular Czech children’s book under fire over racist undertones https://english.radio.cz/popular-czech-childrens-book-under-fire-over-racist-undertones-8574576 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9