Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:16:11 +0200https://english.radio.cz/freedom-and-democracy-czechia-remembers-november-17-both-1989-and-1939-8869159© 2026 Radio Prague International On November 17, Czechia commemorates the Velvet Revolution of 1989, which led to the fall of the Communist regime, as well as the persecution of students under the Nazi occupation 50 years before that. The traditional center of the events was Prague’s Wenceslas Square, which was filled with thousands of people during the morning despite cold and rainy weather. Other ceremonies and events continued throughout the day. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/d2d4f331d75cf05a7ae8b7cc7e14a5fd.jpg?timestamp=1763417173 https://english.radio.cz/freedom-and-democracy-czechia-remembers-november-17-both-1989-and-1939-8869159 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9