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Jana Horáková-Kánský - still proud of mother's "enormous courage"
In Czechs in History this week, we speak to Jana Horáková-Kánský, daughter of one of Czechoslovakia's best known victims of Communist-era oppression, the democratic MP and…
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Bison return to Czech forests after 200-year absence
Half a dozen European bison have been returned to the wild at the Ralsko nature reserve, a former Red Army military training ground about an hour’s drive from Prague. It’s…
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Home births under fire as court case highlights family tragedy
The issue of giving birth at home once again came to the fore this week after the country's most senior midwife was found guilty of criminal negligence after overseeing a…
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Young Vietnamese equally at home in Hanoi and Prague
Prague’s sizeable Vietnamese community recently held its first ever day of Vietnamese culture, an open event in the centre of town which drew a mixed crowd of Vietnamese…
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Czech town to ban homeless from 'sitting, leaning, lying' on public facilities
A town in the Czech Republic is taking unusual measures to combat the problem of homeless people bothering other members of the public – the town council plans to ban…
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Hardbass – we will bring Heil Hitler to your home
There’s an obscure new trend spreading throughout Central and Eastern Europe - groups of youths from Belgrade to Bratislava to Brno dancing in public to a hardcore Russian…
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Prague Pride festival silences detractors, promises reprise next year
Prague’s first gay pride parade passed off largely without incident on Saturday, the highlight of a five-day ‘festival of tolerance’ held in the Czech capital. Up to seven…
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Koh-i-noor - a tale of two brothers, a famous painting, and the Holocaust
Two years ago, representatives of 46 governments gathered at the former Nazi concentration camp in Terezín, an hour’s drive north of Prague. Among the many pledges…
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No Klaus in the House as president rejects metal detector
President Václav Klaus caused a minor diplomatic incident in Australia this week after refusing to go through security at Canberra’s Parliament House. Mr Klaus had arrived…
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Roma advocacy group suspends police cooperation over neo-Nazi marches
A leading Roma advocacy group has suspended co-operation with the interior ministry, accusing the police of going soft on far-right extremism. The group – Romea - says at…
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