Society
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First woman rabbi Regina Jonas honoured in Terezín
Almost eighty years after her ordination, the world’s first woman rabbi, Regina Jonas, has been honoured at the former Nazi concentration camp in Terezín. Several of her…
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What a bash it'll be...
Welcome to SoundCzech, our Czech-language series through music. In this edition: slang used by young people to describe partying, slang any person in their late teens or…
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Prague developer turns tour guide as Wenceslas Square planning battle heats up
Amid the tourist bustle of central Prague this week a tour with a difference was taking place. Czechs turned up in their droves when development company Flow East opened…
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Ministry presents strategy to improve Czech public health
The Czech Health Ministry on Wednesday presented a national strategy to improve public health, which has in some respects deteriorated over the past decades. The document…
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Government report on human rights says country needs children’s Ombudsman
The Czech Republic is one of the last remaining EU states which does not have a children’s Ombudsman, according to a government report on the state of human rights in the…
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Czech chimney climbers’ association thrives, but new challenges present problem
The Czech Republic boasts perhaps one of the strangest associations around, a group dedicated to climbing industrial chimneys in their spare time. And the more than 30…
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Why don’t Czechs honour their Armed Forces?
Although I enjoy living here in the Czech Republic with my wonderful Czech wife, it is a very sad fact that I am often reminded of that I also live amongst a nation that…
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Czech pop singer fights for life after Ostrava pub brawl
Czech pop singer Michal Hrůza was taken to hospital in critical condition early on Thursday after sustaining a serious brain injury in a pub fight in the eastern Czech…
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Helppes: training dogs for people with physical and mental health disabilities
The Prague-based NGO Helppes trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities. Established in 2001, it trains about 15 service dogs a year and is the only organization…
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Czech national anthem serves to highlight the plight of the homeless
The Czech national anthem which opens with the line “Where is my home?” inspired the creation of a new spot intended to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless. A…
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Prague advances low emission zone plan for city centre
Low emission zones, where the worst polluting vehicles are banned from city centres, were first introduced in Germany in 2008 and have since spread rapidly there and…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Listening to Radio Prague on shortwave in Florida, response to Radio Prague’s special programme dedicated to the Czech Radio archives, listeners’ quiz…
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