Society
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Czech prisons overcrowded with repeat offenders of petty crime
Czech prisons are crowded with people serving multiple sentences. According to a new survey carried out by Charles University’s Faculty of Law, nearly fifty percent of…
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Prague police seek okay to test facial recognition camera system, raising privacy concerns
Prague police have asked the municipality for a green light to activate automatic facial recognition cameras at six locations. That’s a red flag for some personal privacy…
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Czechs mark Velvet Revolution anniversary with spectacular celebrations
On Sunday, Czechs commemorated 30 years since the start of the Velvet Revolution. Emotions were high at times as politicians paid tribute to the demonstration on November…
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Jan Hartl: In the early ‘90s even politicians felt they needed to learn from public opinion
Sociologist Jan Hartl set up Czechoslovakia’s first modern-day polling agency, STEM, in 1990 and has been closely monitoring domestic politics and society ever since. When…
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Taking stock of democracy 30 years after the fall of communism
Thirty years ago Czechs took to the streets to demonstrate for freedom and democracy, for the chance to speak their mind without reprisals, to vote in free elections and…
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Hundreds of thousands again gather in Prague to voice their opposition to prime minister
Another mass demonstration against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš took place on Prague’s Letná plain on Saturday. Police estimate that at least 200,000 people gathered on the…
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Wide range of events in store for Czechs this weekend as 30-year anniversary of Velvet Revolution…
The 30-year anniversary of the Velvet Revolution culminates this Sunday, November 17. Aside from official state tributes, a wide range of commemorative events, including…
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Leading figures of 1989 discuss revolutions and their heritage in Central Europe at Czech Radio…
Czech Radio marked the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Monday with an international conference on the fall of communism in Central Europe and the…
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Dialogue: a collection of interviews with artists from three post-communist states about the past…
One of the many undertakings commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and the return of democracy to this country is a collection of interviews, quotes…
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Wine and goose on offer as Czechs start celebrating St. Martin’s Day early
On Friday people all around the Czech Republic began celebrating Saint Martin’s Day, which falls on November 11. According to a Czech proverb, it is the day which brings…
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15 years later – was ending military service right move for Czech Republic?
On November 4, 2004 the Czech Senate approved legislation to end compulsory military service in the Czech Republic. It led to the full professionalization of the armed…
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Czech Authorities Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy
There are new warnings about a possible outbreak of measles in European countries including Czechia. Despite repeated warnings by the World Health Organization and…
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