Russia’s war on Ukraine is new in that it is also a fight against gender and sexual equalities. That is the thesis of a recent paper by Petr Kratochvíl and Míla O’Sullivan.
Hundreds of people in Czechia brew their own beer at home. The are "starting kits" for beginners and and an association of home brewers ready to give advice.
Suicide themed phone calls among seniors rose twofold between the years 2021 and 2022, according to Czechia’s helpline for old age people Linka seniorů.
Born in Italy, to an American mother and a Czech aristocratic father, Francesco Kinsky dal Borgo feels first and foremost European.
Police statistics indicate a year-on-year increase in reported cases of domestic and sexual violence in Czechia. But what do the numbers mean?
Mrs Palermo’s Cottage is a novel by AR Parker, set in the Czech borderlands. Vit Pohanka spoke to the author about what inspired him to write the book.
Farah Abou Kharroub has a personality that draws you in the moment you meet her. That hospitality is something she is trying to translate into her new venture, Aleb.
Nestled at the foot of the Pálava Mountains in the south of Moravia, the picturesque town of Mikulov is one of Czechia’s most attractive destinations.
The USK Praha women’s basketball team and their head coach Natália Hejková are changing the face of the sport as we know it here in Prague.
Jakub Landovský, Czechia’s ambassador to NATO, talks about the war in Ukraine, its impacts on global security and whether it can change the world order as we know it.
In connection with the World Refugee Day, the Czech office of the UN Refugee Agency hosted a debate addressing the current situation of Ukrainian refugees in Czechia.
Seeking out assistance for mental health has become more common recently. I spoke with Tom Mertin, a psychologist in Prague, about what he has observed in his practice.
The Vietnamese community is the third largest ethnic minority group here in Czechia. We look into the dual identity of a young couple.
Two valuable documentary collections from Czechia have been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register: the Antonín Dvořák Archive and the Moll Map Collection.
Laco Déczi is a jazz trumpeter, composer and painter of Slovak origin who fled Czechoslovakia to the US in 1985. The jazz legend now often returns to perform in Czechia.
Police have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man whom they suspect started the largest forest fire that Czechia has ever seen.
Czechia is sitting on the proverbial "roof" of Europe. As a result erosion takes away tens of millions of cubic meters of fertile soil each year.
The country’s largest Protestant denomination, the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren, has announced that it will officially allow pastors to bless same-sex unions.
The Czech minister of foreign affairs discusses a whole host of subjects, including Ukraine, sanctions, economic diplomacy, China, the name Czechia – and his core values.
This year will see real wage decline in Czechia reach 8.3 percent, the largest such drop within the Visegrad Group, according to an analysis by investment firm Cyrrus.
Rudolf Jelínek is one of Czechia’s best-known brands of slivovitz (slivovice in Czech).
The Bohnice "fools’ graveyard" is one of the darkest and most haunting places in Czechia, with a charged atmosphere heightened by the rumours associated with it.
Czechia has handled a wholly unprecedented refugee situation since Ukraine was attacked by Russia 16 months ago – UNICEF has been greatly involved in helping families.
Meet some young people from mainly Eastern European states who are currently in Czechia under a Foreign Ministry scheme to establish ties with high-flyers in the region.
Tomáš Duchek’s elaborate digital paintings have won him big-name clients such as Star Wars, Magic the Gathering, Disney, and Warhorse Studios.