Society
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Central European Muslim leaders lament restrictive legislation, media bias
Muslim leaders from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia came to Prague on Tuesday to share their experiences and to discuss the challenges faced by their…
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Prague grammar schools top national school-leaving exam rankings
The new nationwide school-leaving exams concluded this week at around 1,300 secondary schools around the Czech Republic. According to overall results issued by the Czech…
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Caritas providing all-round assistance in Uganda
The Prague branch of the Christian charity Caritas is involved in aid and development projects in many parts of the world, among them India, Zambia, Congo and Uganda. Its…
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UN to Czech Republic: find alternatives to institutional care for children
The Czech Republic has once again come under fire for failing to adequately protect child rights. In its latest report the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child…
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Czech Helsinki Committee criticizes conditions in country’s prisons
A report by the Czech Helsinki Committee, a respected human rights NGO, on Monday again highlighted the sorry state of Czech prisons. Their overcrowding continues to rise…
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Petra Pospěchová – food writer and columnist for the daily Hospodářské noviny
Many readers of the daily Hospodářské noviny look forward to Petra Pospěchová’s weekly column in the paper’s weekend magazine, where she devotes a double page to a…
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Beyond pork and dumplings - alternative diets in the Czech Republic
When you think of Czech cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind is pork, sausages and other meat dishes, such as the beef roast svíčková, which some would say is the…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: Ways of listening to Radio Prague, Radio Prague's signature tune, earthquake in New Zealand, Prague's Olšanské Cemetery. Listeners quoted: Hiroshi…
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Will transport strike turn Prague into biker-friendly city?
Politicians and union leaders are still arguing about the significance and the impact of Thursday’s transportation strike. But in Prague, where nearly all municipal…
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The Vltavan Club, dedicated to the Vltava River and people around it, celebrates 140th anniversary
The Czech Republic’s oldest continually existing association, the Vltavan Club, has marked its 140th anniversary. Founded by timber rafters fishermen and other people who…
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More young Czechs fall into drug-smuggling trap
The Czech authorities warn that the number of young Czechs serving tough sentences for drug smuggling in countries such as Peru and Brazil is on the rise. Few have any…
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Czech Helsinki Committee helping children with jailed parents
At the present time there are close to 30,000 children in the Czech Republic whose parents are serving time in prison. Due to the country’s legislation and rooted…
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