Cycling enthusiast Sergio Almeida has come to public attention in Prague for his clashes with the authorities, both online and on the streets. He explains why.
News; US veteran George Thompson dies at 99; How Czechia produces so many top tennis players; Czech comic book pays homage to Soviet-era superheroine Octobriana
A parade of large puppets from Marianske Square to Old Town Square was one of the highlights of the Behind the Door street theatre festival held in Prague last week.
The American war veteran George Thompson, who helped liberate Plzeň in May 1945 with the 16th Armored Division, has died at the age of 99.
Barbora Krejčíková lifted the women’s singles title at tennis’s Wimbledon on Saturday. Just how is Czechia producing so many world class female players?
For 130 years a unique carousel, the oldest of its kind not only in Czechia but perhaps in the whole of Europe, has stood on the edge of Prague’s Letenské Sady.
Jazz pianist and composer Tomáš Sýkora and his trio have teamed up with electronica artist Aid Kid to produce Alchemy, an original fusion of jazz and electronic music.
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Barbora Krejčíková has won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon. The Czech, who is 28, overcame Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-2 2-6 6-4 in Saturday’s dramatic final.
Czechoslovak Exile Scouting – The movement that binds many émigrés beyond the Cold War
News; Prague top conference destination; new art at Prague Metro station; history of Czechoslovak Radio under communism.
Prague is in the top 10 most desirable congress and conference destinations globally according to the International Congress Association (ICCA). But why?
Two large-scale murals have been officially unveiled at Florenc metro station as part of Prague City Gallery’s project celebrating 50 years of the city's metro.
Barbora Krejčíková has one Grand Slam singles title to her name but until this week had never got past the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Now the Czech is in the final.
Your first thought will probably be: what a strange combination of guests. But bear with me.
News: Does membership of new group mean ANO are far-right or pro-Russian?; Slánský family members rehabilitated seven decades later; photographer Stanislav Krupář speaks.
ANO leader Andrej Babiš recently co-founded a new group at the European Parliament that has been called far-right and pro-Russian. What does that say about his politics?
Seventy years after the execution of Rudolf Slánský, convicted in an infamous 1952 show trial, a court in Prague has rehabilitated his wife and son in memoriam.
News; app spotlights popularity of Czech first names over 120 years; Czech satellite with hyperspectral camera soon to launch; Pavel Nedvěd: iconic footballer from Cheb
The Czech-made satellite Troll, only the third of its kind anywhere in the world, can see chlorophyll in plants, pollution in rivers and nutrients in the soil from space.
Renowned Czech footballer Pavel Nedvěd, gained widespread recognition for his performances playing for the Italian club Juventus and for clinching the Golden Ball in 2003.
What are the most common Czech names of the last century and when have they enjoyed most popularity? In recent decades what names have been inspired by Western pop culture?
News; hantec enthusiasts seek to make sociolect part of UNESCO list; boating on the Vltava River is a special treat; an interview with Jazz composer Viklický.
This time, the Muse on the Water music festival in České Budějovice will be accompanied by the dulcimer music of Milan Brouček.
The promoters of hantec, a unique Czech language variety, spoken by the lower classes of Brno during the 19th and early 20th centuries, want to get it on the UNESCO list.
