In-depth interview with Ivan Chvatík. He has done more than anyone to keep alive the legacy of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka and also has fascinating stories of his own.
On this day 55 years ago, Sándor Bauer and Josef Hlavatý emulated Jan Palach’s sacrifice and set themselves ablaze in protest of the Soviet occupation.
Many Czechs are shocked after a man got a suspended sentence for raping his stepdaughter when a court expert said it had not greatly impacted her. She later tried suicide.
News; case highlights treatment of rape victims in Czechia; Italian police recover 16th century Czech book; Economist Tomáš Dvořák on why Czechia is “sick man of Europe”.
A valuable book from the early 16th century, which went missing from the Olomouc Archbishopric more than 80 years ago, was recently rediscovered.
Equipped with nothing more than her unwavering resolve and internet, Australian Jean Svoboda embarked on a years-long quest to find her family roots in Czechia.
News: Foreign Ministry pokes fun at Russian propaganda; first Czech centre for sexual violence victims; Mirek Gosney on his Nazi forced labour documentary.
Prague has been hitting back at propaganda launched after Czechia refused a Russian “summons” to the UN Security Council with the online campaign “Pro-Kremlin Fairy Tales”.
In the first part of our video series on Czech Music Greats, we introduce one of the best-known names in Czech classical music - Antonín Dvořák.
A specialized center for victims of sexual violence due to open in Prague on Monday, will offer victims psychological support as well as short-term accommodation.
A four-year old Czech girl called Zara made headlines earlier this month when she reportedly became the youngest female to reach the base camp of Mount Everest.
News, Czech deputy foreign minister on Davos talks, a four-year old Czech girl reaches base camp of Mount Everest and birthplace of Czech music great Gustav Mahler.
Deputy Foreign Minister Jan Marian, who attended the Davos talks on Ukraine, explains how much progress was made and whether the prospects for peace have improved.
Gustav Mahler, one of the greatest composers of the early 20th century was born in Vysočina Region, also known as the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
Prague-based filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand on how his homeland Iran manages to produce great films despite severe restrictions, whether he could ever move back and much more.
News; President assures Israel of continued Czech support in Hamas war; famous clock tower returns to Prague’s Florenc metro; Just Czech Things Instagram account creator
A replica of a famous clock tower that used to stand outside Prague’s Florenc metro station for nearly four decades has returned to its former location.
On a two-day visit to Israel, Czech President Petr Pavel assured the country’s top officials of Czechia’s continued support in the war against Hamas.
News; Palach Week 35th anniversary; broadcaster and composer Karel Janovický dies at 93; head of Czechia’s festival of Iranian film Kaveh Daneshmand
Palach Week began 35 years ago, on January 15, 1989. The demonstrations were brutally suppressed – but still signaled a growing willingness to reject the regime.
Karel Janovický a Czech-born composer, pianist and broadcaster, who headed the BBC’s Czechoslovak section in the 1980s, died last week in the UK at the age of 93.
Skaters took to the frozen surface of the Baťa Canal in the Hodonín region at the weekend.
Kaveh Daneshmand heads Czechia's festival of Iranian cinema. He discusses how his homeland manages to produce great films despite severe restrictions – and much, much more.
Josef Suk was one of the great Czech lyricists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and one of Antonín Dvořák's favorite pupils.
A copy of the Shroud of Turin, venerated by some as the believed burial shroud of Jesus Christ, was discovered at Czechia’s Broumov Monastery a quarter century ago.
