Society
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Liba Taylor – Photographer who has spent career documenting aid projects around globe
After fleeing from her native Prague in August 1968, Liba Taylor made a new life for herself in the UK, where she studied photography under a member of the prestigious…
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Magazine
In Magazine: a Russian Matryoska doll joins the saints on Charles Bridge, ornithologists are celebrating the first golden eagle hatched in the Beskydy Mountains after a…
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Extremists relying increasingly on internet to whip up anti-Roma sentiments
Police in a number of Czech towns and cities are gearing up for more anti-Romany protests at the weekend. Marches by the ultra-right in troubled areas will aim to tap into…
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Insurance company catches bike thieves on tape
Recently, the Czech insurance company Česká pojištovna announced the results of a curious study monitoring bike theft. In the project, the firm left bikes unlocked in 14…
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Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Prague in September
Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Prague in mid-September, where she has accepted an invitation to address Forum 2000, a…
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U.S. Congressman Cicilline in support of gay pride: being honest about who you are is an empowering…
The Czech capital is currently hosting Prague Pride 2013, a week-long series of gay pride events, including open-air performances, concerts, exhibitions and debates. Now…
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Prague Pride has ideal balance of activism and entertainment, says director Czeslaw Walek
The third Prague Pride has just got underway, with a week of events celebrating sexual minorities due to culminate in a huge parade through the city on Saturday. On the…
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Prague 2100 – dominated by immigrants?
One time a few years back I went to record vox pops outside Prague’s Nový Smíchov shopping centre. However, a strikingly high percentage of the men and women in the street…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: A Czech puppet exhibition in Columbus, Ohio; a listener's QSL card collection; the Moravian flag; the sad history of the Bubny train station in Prague…
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Czech senator launches EU-wide petition to end daylight saving time
Czech Senator Petr Šilar has launched a campaign to cancel daylight saving time in the European Union. An online collection of signatures begins in the Czech Republic and…
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Mainstream antipathy to Roma bigger threat than far right, warns Czech intelligence
In recent months, a series of violent rallies targeting Romany communities have been seen in the Czech Republic. Besides known far-right activists, the protestors have…
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Blood-stained shorts could link Dahlgren to murders
Investigators have new evidence in the case against American national Kevin Dahlgren, suspected of having killed four relatives in the Czech Republic in May. According to…
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