Society
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Mene Tekel - bid to 'revive consciousness of nation' during communism
Prague is remembering the long winter of Communism this week with an unusual multi-media festival called Mene Tekel. Hebrew for ‘the writing on the wall’, the festival –…
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Czech ‘Jedi Knights’ seek official recognition
Around 150 people, self-professed Jedi knights (members of a fictional order made famous in George Lucas’ Star Wars films) are attempting to found an official church of ‘…
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Czech alcohol consumption figures highlight rising number of problem drinkers
The Czech Republic has just received the sort of global recognition it could do without – placed second in a world ranking of alcohol consumption in a World Health…
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UNESCO-listed carnival procession draws crowds at open-air museum
Hundreds of people came to see the carnival, or Shrovetide processions at the open-air museum at Veselý Kopec, near Hlinsko in eastern Bohemia, on Saturday. It was the…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: More responses to the end of shortwave broadcasts, Sunday music programmes on Radio Prague, objections to the contents of Radio Prague's broadcasts…
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Children of difficult divorces are increasingly institutionalised
The daily Mladá fronta Dnes on Friday published the story of an 11-year-old boy who was confined to a psychiatric ward for six months after the court found his mother…
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Taking Valentine’s Day seriously and drinking fresh milk
In this week’s edition of Panorama: it wasn’t only chocolates and roses for couples in love on Valentine’s Day – some opted for a spiritual celebration of the lovers’…
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Proposed law to afford better protection against perpetrators of brutal crimes
In response to growing acts of violence among juveniles, the Czech government has approved an amendment to the law on juvenile crime which would give the courts greater…
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Boxing legend Tyson to visit Prague in March
Promoters in the Czech capital on Wednesday confirmed that boxing legend Mike Tyson will visit Prague next month – unlike a failed project put together by different…
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Towns want controversial powers to deal with transients and petty criminals
Mayors from 51 communities across the Czech Republic met this week to discuss problems their constituencies are having with transients, loiterers and petty criminals, most…
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National Technical Museum in Prague reopens after years of renovations
The National Technical Museum in Prague reopens on Tuesday after more than four years of renovations. The biggest such institution in the country, with more than 50,000…
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Vít Klepárník of new think tank CESTA: left should no longer be a dirty word
A group of Czech intellectuals including political analyst Jiří Pehe, sociologists Jan Keller and Tereza Stöckelová, and others, felt that ever since the fall of communism…
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