Society
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Biggest turnout in years for democracy celebrations on November 17
Thousands of Czechs came out to celebrate the return of democracy to the country 27 years ago and voice their stand on pressing public issues. Despite the strained…
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Proposal to make defamation of president criminal offense stirs memories of communist repression
A group of Czech lawmakers have proposed an amendment to the criminal code that would make defamation of the president a criminal offense punishable by up to a year in…
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Romany soccer team face hatred more or less all the time, says FC Roma co-director Tomáš Bojar
Two years ago there were international headlines about the Czech amateur soccer club that other teams were opting to forfeit three points to rather than play – because…
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St. Martin‘s wine est arrivé!
November 11th, or St. Martin’s Day, has always been associated with the first snow reflected in the popular saying “St. Martin arrives on a white horse”. In recent years…
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Czechs ‘fired up’ over WW II-era bunkers
For years now, the Czech Army has been selling off, or in some cases donating, concrete military bunkers built in the 1930s. Originally, they were to have served as key…
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Czechia still seeks to put itself on the map
Six months after the Czech government approved Czechia as the official geographical name for the Czech Republic we look at whether the short, snappy name for the country…
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Philip Zimbardo: I’m sounding the alarm – porn and virtual reality are destroying masculinity
Pornography and computer games are causing immense harm to young males and worse is yet to come with improved virtual reality. That is the message of US psychologist…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Response to Radio Prague's programme dedicated to Czechoslovak Independence Day, monthly listeners' quiz. Listeners/readers quoted: Miles Hookey, Vlodek…
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Players fight for survival in Post-Apoc setting of new Czech card game RONE
A new card game called RONE (Races of the New Era) by debuting game designer Štěpán Štefaník has hit stores in the Czech Republic after doing well at Essen Spiel, the…
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Czech branch of MSF on saving lives in the Mediterranean and why EU funds are no longer welcome
The Czech branch of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has just marked its tenth anniversary. Today it has a team of 125 doctors, nurses and logistics experts active in crisis…
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Czechs and Slovaks - more than just neighbours
Czechoslovak Independence Day is a public holiday in the Czech Republic, marking the founding of the Czechoslovak state back in 1918. For this special programme, I am…
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Holocaust survivor George Brady honoured by the PM and Parliament
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on Thursday bestowed the Karel Kramář Memorial Medal on Holocaust survivor George Brady in recognition of his life-long work for…
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