Society
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From Samizdat to Tamizdat: a Vienna meeting
From September 12-15, 2006 the Austrian capital of Vienna played host to the first-ever international conference devoted exclusively to the phenomenon of central European…
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European Commission awards Czech project aimed at helping immigrants
Starting a new life in a foreign country is never easy. For immigrants from countries such as Chechnya, Armenia or Afghanistan who arrive in the Czech Republic with little…
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Gabriela Hrabanova - Czech-Romani education specialist with one foot in each world
Radio Prague reported recently on the alarming rise in the creation of Roma ghettos, where up to a third of the country's 250,000 or so Romanies end up, with no job and a…
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Looking forward to the Mind Sports Olympiad
With the autumn approaching it will soon be time here in Prague for the annual Mind Sports Olympiad, held at the Tyrsuv Dum (Tyrs House) in Prague's Little Quarter. For…
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Mailbox
This week: A planned publicity event on Prague's Charles Bridge, changing the image of the Czech Republic, web game about Lidice, Radio Prague - shortwave or internet…
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Magazine
Ex-president Havel meditates with Madonna, a stolen money machine crashes into a police car and a church wedding at St. Vitus' Cathedral? It is possible. Find out more in…
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Rarest Czech stamp shown in public for first time in decades
Paper is plentiful and most of it is worth next to nothing. But like paper money, postage stamps can be incredibly valuable. One postage stamp that is considered the most…
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New study shows alarming rise in creation of Roma ghettos
A new comprehensive study of life in the Roma community has mapped what seems to be a disturbing trend - the spread of Roma ghettos. The study, carried out by a government…
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EU campaign calls on young people to help reduce greenhouse emissions
Turn down. Switch off. Recycle. Walk. Change. Those are five simple recommendations the European Commission is calling on people to follow in an effort to raise awareness…
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Can new Telecom owner halt decline in number of fixed line telephones?
Over the last half decade or so there has been a dramatic fall in the number of old-fashioned, fixed line telephones here in the Czech Republic. Telefonica O2 (formerly…
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Day centre's closing impacts homeless community but city working on solution
Fourteen years after it was founded, a key asylum facility for the homeless in Prague was closed at the beginning of September, sparking fears of a negative impact on the…
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Clash of wills between president and judiciary
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday set an important precedent when it invalidated President Klaus' decision to sack Iva Brozova as head of the Supreme Court in February…
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