Society
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Czechs make their voice heard for fair trade
A booth on Prague’s Jungmann Square is making people stop and stare. Individuals walk inside, close the door and yell at the top of their lungs – to come out smiling…
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Woodrow Wilson statue returns to Prague after 70 years
On Wednesday October 5th, history came round full circle in Prague as a bronze statue of US President Woodrow Wilson was unveiled outside the city’s Main Railway Station…
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Václav Havel turns 75
Former Czech president and playwright Václav Havel on Wednesday turns 75. Hundreds of people from the Czech Republic and abroad have sent well-wishes to the man who has…
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Prague mayor renews “Blob” debate
The drawn-out debate over the construction of a futuristic building colloquially known as “the Blob” originally meant to house the Czech National Library in Prague has…
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Roma rights advocate Gwendolyn Albert on anti-Romany rallies, poverty and the government’s strategy…
The Czech Republic recently saw an outbreak of tensions between the country’s Romany minority and parts of the majority population. People in the isolated northern…
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Expert on extremism: racism in mainstream politics poses bigger threat than ultra-right groups
The special Czech police squad for fighting organized crime has warned that ultra-right groupings in the country have been gathering strength and are now better organized…
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Passerby stumbles upon radioactive playground thanks to wristwatch
A playground in the central Prague neighbourhood of Podolí has been crowded with, not children, but radiation specialists since Wednesday evening, when the park was found…
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Christopher Harwood – professor of Czech at Columbia University
Christopher Harwood is a lecturer in Czech at Columbia University in New York. When I met him at his office on Columbia’s Upper West Side campus, we discussed Czech…
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Home births under fire as court case highlights family tragedy
The issue of giving birth at home once again came to the fore this week after the country's most senior midwife was found guilty of criminal negligence after overseeing a…
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Ethnic tensions rack north Bohemian town of Varnsdorf
The Czech Republic is experiencing something unseen in its modern history. After two decades of neglecting the problems of the country’s Romany minority, ethnic and social…
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My Neighbor, My Enemy : problems of coexistence
In this week’s Panorama :a play at Prague’s National Theatre highlights the problems of coexistence between ethnic Czechs and the Roma minority, Karlovy Vary protesting…
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Čáslav takes tough line with Romany newcomers amidst fears of racial problems
As the authorities struggle to deal with growing racial tension in the north of the country, the town of Čáslav, east of Prague is ringing alarm bells and taking steps to…
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