Society
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Pensioner jailed on terror charge over fake “jihadist” attacks
A pensioner has been convicted of terrorism after causing rail crashes intended to resemble jihadist attacks. A supporter of the Freedom and Direct Democracy party, he…
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Václav Havel Library Foundation head Pavla Niklová: US students are still excited something like…
The Václav Havel Library in Prague follows the US presidential library model in gathering and archiving materials relating to the late Czech dissident turned head of state…
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Government agrees in principle on extending free school lunches, but not on definition of “needy”…
After months of debate, the coalition government has agreed in principle to provide free school lunches to children from the “neediest” families enrolled in nursery and…
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Jaroslav Peprník – Learning English the hard way in wartime and beyond
Today, nine out of 10 Czech children are learning English at school. It seems strange that for decades English was considered the language of the enemy – first by Nazi…
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Report: One in six Czech state attorneys were in pre-1989 Communist Party
One in six of the Czech Republic’s state attorneys are ex-members of the pre-1989 Communist Party, Czech Radio’s iRozhlas news website reported on Monday. But defenders…
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Prague hopes to turn ex-hospital where Jan Palach died into ‘Museum of Totalitarianism’
Fifty years ago this January, Jan Palach doused himself in petrol and set himself alight on Wenceslas Square to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. Prague…
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Paulina Bren: There was a large spectrum of collaboration during normalisation – just to function…
In her book The Greengrocer and His TV: The Culture of Communism after the 1968 Prague Spring, historian Paulina Bren offers fresh perspectives on various aspects of…
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From cream to pig’s blood: How cooking evolved during the Protectorate
Whether it is gluten-free, paleo, vegan or just low-carb, the modern world offers special diets for the most selective consumers. But how does one eat when all but the…
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Study: Climate change replaces terror attacks as Czechs’ biggest fear
Czechs are increasingly concerned about threats related to climate change, suggests a freshly published survey. According to the study by the Median agency, they are…
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Victims of Czech mining tragedy and Indonesian tsunami in people’s minds and prayers
Christmas celebrations in the Czech Republic this year were overshadowed by tragedy. The death of 13 miners killed in a methane explosion at a coal mine in the north…
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New cookbook promotes relaxed approach to cooking
Is it possible to enjoy home-made meals without the hassle of spending hours in the kitchen? According to journalist Tereza Willoughby, who has just published a cookbook…
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Moravian Christmas – how different is it from that in Bohemia?
Czechia is where East meets West. This may sound like an empty cliché that many other countries or even cities use to promote themselves. But it is definitely true that…
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