Society
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Justice Minister qualifies warning of prison service “collapse” due to overcrowding
The Justice Minister Daniela Kovářová has qualified comments made earlier this week on overcrowding in the country’s prisons. The comments came at the end of a two-day…
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Eviction of Milada squat becomes political cause célèbre
It had been home to Prague’s last remaining squat; now it’s lying empty, its future uncertain. The fate of the Milada villa – and of the small anarchist collective who’d…
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Row flares as former dissident puts secret police databases on the web
A new row has blown up over the treatment of the Czechoslovak secret police files. This time a former anti-communist dissident says he will take the step of publishing…
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The view from the square: a unique perspective on seven decades of Czech history
This year, as we mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism, we are reminded how much of twentieth century history has passed through the Czech capital. The focus…
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Mailbox
Today we find out the name of our June mystery man and announce the names of the four winners who will be sent Radio Prague goodies. Listeners quoted: Hans Verner Lollike…
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Depeche Mode
A little over a week ago, my wife and I were able to get out for the first time in ages to see a concert, none other than Depeche Mode at the Slavia football stadium. The…
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Magazine
Czech Railways are investigating the case of a runaway express train. The smallest equestrian statue in the country was unveiled in Pelhřimov, and a life-size statue of St…
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Dispossessed Czechs win compensation battle for Subcarpathian Ruthenia property
A small group of Czechs who have been seeking justice for almost 70 years have now been promised they will be compensated for property lost before and after WWII. The…
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Czech Republic sees 15th case of swine flu
15 cases of swine flu have now been registered in the Czech Republic – five new cases on Thursday alone. Officials revealed Czechs had come down with the illness after…
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End of the line for last Soviet carriages on Prague metro
Prague’s transport system is marking the end of an era on Thursday. The capital’s underground system is taking the last of its original Soviet-built carriages out of every…
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Teaching in a changing society
For Panorama this week we go back to school, visiting a class of 12- and 13-year-olds at the grammar school in the old town of Havlíčkův Brod, about a hundred kilometres…
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Survey: Czech vacationers aiming to spend less on summer holidays
July 1st in the Czech Republic is considered the official start of the summer holidays, a time to kick back with family and friends and the perfect time to go on vacation…
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