Society
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Masopust – a carnivalesque, moveable feast before the fast
“Masopust”, the time of carnivals which historically ended on Ash Wednesday, is the oldest continuous holiday feast in the Czech lands. In terms of cultural memory, it is…
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Man who received 10-year jail sentence proves his innocence
Czech Radio‘s flagship station, Radiožurnál, has reported on a chilling story of judicial error. In 2017 Michal Šnajdr was sentenced to 10 years in jail for planning the…
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Guess who’s coming to dinner? LGBTQ couple could win Christian Democrats’ marriage contest
In celebration of “National Marriage Week”, the Christian Democrats have organised a contest inviting married couples to post captioned photos of themselves on the party’s…
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The old tradition of pig-slaughter feasts still observed around the country
If you visit the Czech countryside at the start of the year you are likely to receive an invitation to attend a "zabijačka"– in other words a pig-slaughter feast; a…
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Czech colleague: Slovakia “going in right direction” year after Kuciak’s murder
Thursday is the first anniversary of the shocking murder of Ján Kuciak, a young Slovak journalist who was gunned down with his fiancée. One year on rallies in the couple’s…
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City Hall plans its own Covent Garden near Wenceslas Square
The centre of Prague could soon boast its own version of Covent Garden as an expensive reconstruction project on a marketplace located just off Wenceslas Square is set to…
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Central Europeans, conspiracy theories and nostalgia for Communism
Which Central Europeans are most likely to believe conspiracy theories? Which are most nostalgic for the communist regime or pro-NATO? The answers may well surprise you…
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New mobile phone app to help drug users and homeless
A Czech non-profit organisation based in Brno has developed a special mobile phone application for drug users and people living on the streets. Called Čára or Line, it…
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Facebook takes main Big Brother award in Czech Republic
The Czech Big Brother awards, recognizing the biggest privacy intruders of 2018, have gone to Facebook, the Czech Financial Administration and the company iRobot…
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“We can mix anything you want”, says owner of Brno’s world famous bar chain
When 23-year-old Jan Vlachynský and his friend decided to open a bar in their local town they placed their bets on originality and customer service. Seven years later it…
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New media freedom watchdog established in Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has a new media freedom watchdog. A number of leading journalists this week established a Czech branch of the International Press Institute (IPI), a…
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Czech cardinal Dominik Duka agrees to meet victims of sexual abuse by priests
Pope Francis this month publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and has vowed to do more to fight the problem. The issue came to the…
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