Society
-
Businessman and anti-corruption pioneer Karel Janeček: Whistle-blowing is a brave thing to do
Mathematician Karel Janeček runs the firm RSJ Algorithmic Trading, one of the world’s biggest financial derivatives traders of its kind. Located on just two floors of a…
-
Human rights documentaries a hit with Czech teenagers: Roughly half of the country’s schools…
Every year, the colorful One World film festival – which just took place in Prague – turns the spotlight on human rights, screening scores of often fascinating…
-
OSCE conference in Prague addresses anti-Semitism in public discourse
Representatives of 56 member countries of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in Prague this week for a conference on anti-Semitism in public…
-
Prague City Hall hosts an exhibition on the art of watch-making
Prague’s famous astronomical clock this year celebrates its 600 birthday. To mark the occasion Prague City Hall is hosting an exhibition on the art of watch making. I took…
-
Child murder suspect dies in hospital
The only suspect in the case of Anna Janatková, a nine-year-old girl who disappeared five months ago and was found murdered last week, has died in hospital after a suicide…
-
The Republic of Žižkov, Pt. II: Palác Akropolis
Our weekly Spotlight programme features the places in the Czech Republic that you should know about; if you’re interested in Prague’s arts scene, cultural idiosyncrasies…
-
Mark Henderson – filmmaker who returned to Colombia to ask questions of the man who held him captive
Mark Henderson has been through what has to be one of the most frightening things anybody could ever experience: being kidnapped. He was among a group of Western tourists…
-
Mailbox
In today's Mailbox: listeners' feedback from Ireland, Ukraine, Russia and Brazil. Listeners quoted: Jonathan Murphy, Nadezhda Novikova, Anna Mihlyaeva, Rodrigo de Araujo.
-
Guided tours with a difference highlight another face of Prague
Guided tours with a difference have been launched in Prague – instead of highlighting the attractive cultural monuments favoured by the usual tour guides they put the…
-
Police file murder and rape charges after discovery of missing girl’s body
Police on Thursday charged a 41-year-old man with murder and rape of nine-year-old Anna J. who went missing in the Prague neighbourhood of Trója in October. Her body was…
-
Famous Art Nouveau gem set to reopen
The famous Jurkovič House in Brno, belonging to the Moravian Gallery in Brno, will reopen to the public in roughly two week’s time following extensive renovation. Designed…
-
Army evacuates Czechs from Japan
Two army aircraft left Prague for Japan on Tuesday evening to bring back selected Czechs, Poles and Slovaks, primarily women and children, from the disaster-stricken main…
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 220
- 221
- 222
- 223
- 224
- 225
- 226
- 227
- 228
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »