Society
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Campaign highlights plight of present-day refugees by recalling dramatic communist-era escapes
A new campaign launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees called “We ourselves were refugees” is attempting to show that the current refugee crisis, at…
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Czech health minister gives assurances, advice, after first Zika cases
The Zika virus was first identified in humans in Nigeria in the mid-1950s and there have been minor outbreaks of the disease in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific…
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Migrants’ tough journeys and arrivals among key focuses of One World 2016
Organisers are currently gearing up for this year’s One World festival of human rights documentaries, which kicks off in Prague on March 7. As every year, One World will…
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Amnesty highlights Czech treatment of refugees in latest annual report
The Czech Republic has come in for some criticism in Amnesty International’s latest annual report on the human rights situation around the world. Not for the first time…
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Low key commemorations as Czechs hope to have learnt lessons from shooting spree
Wednesday marks the first anniversary of a shooting spree in a small Czech town which left eight dead and one seriously injured before the gunman turned his weapon on…
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Czech guys becoming less macho – but slowly, says League of Open Men’s Lukáš Talpa
The organisation Liga otevřených mužů, League of Open Men, are currently running Dry February, a campaign aimed at encouraging Czech men to abstain from alcohol for the…
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Moravian village unsettled by arrival of Iraqi refugees
Another group of Christian refugees from Iraq is set to arrive at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport on Friday. The families are part of a larger group whose relocation has…
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Association in Aid of Single Parents helps with alimony woes
There are over half a million single parent families in the Czech Republic, due both to a high divorce rate and many children being born out of wedlock. Almost half of…
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Death of bullied teacher puts spotlight on poor training
School inspectors are investigating a shocking case of students bullying a teacher in a secondary school in Prague. The woman died at the beginning of February after…
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Cyber security seen climbing up corporate priority lists as danger escalates
Cyber security is a significant issue now for governments and companies, and will becoming increasingly so for firms as they have to meet legal demands that they act fast…
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Hens offered second chance when production eases
Every year, some five million hens from Czech egg farms end up in slaughterhouses despite being just over a year old because their egg production starts to decline. The…
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Magazine
Magazine : Czech finance minister’s restaurant gets second Michelin star, Mardi Grass celebrations kick off around the country, Titanic enthusiasts flock to real-life…
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