Amnesty International accuses Poland of judiciary ‘witch-hunt’
Warsaw, Poland – International human rights watchdog Amnesty International slammed Poland over its attempts to interfere in the judicial system.Continue Reading
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Drones and uniforms: Czech Castle Guard gets a security face-lift
Prague, Czech Republic – The guard of the Czech presidential castles announced they would move to upgrade their security measures,Continue Reading
Czech government on the brink of collapse
Prague, Czech Republic – A political saga the likes of which the Czech Republic excels at. The minority government ofContinue Reading
Czech Republic divided over legalisation of prostitution
Prague, Czech Republic – Neither outright legal nor completely illegal, prostitution in the Czech Republic has been at the center ofContinue Reading
IKEA in trouble in Poland amid spiraling LGBT controversy
Warsaw, Poland – The iconic and world-famous Swedish-founded brand is facing a lawsuit and possible boycott after its controversial sackingContinue Reading
Poland: Robert Biedroń to join European Coalition in political U-turn
Warsaw, Poland – Only weeks after categorically refusing to join the anti-government European Coalition, Robert Biedroń and his Wiosna (Spring)Continue Reading
Anti-Semitism on the rise in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Anti-Semitic acts and hate speech in the Czech Republic have been steadily increasing these past fewContinue Reading
Central European countries rank among safest and most peaceful in the world
Prague, Czech Republic – According to the Global Peace Index 2019, released annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace, CentralContinue Reading
Council of Europe slams Poland over women’s rights and abortion
Warsaw, Poland – In a report published on Friday by Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe warned PolandContinue Reading
Hungary blocks extradition of fugitive former Macedonian leader
Budapest, Hungary – The Gruevski saga continues, as a Budapest court rejected the request of North Macedonia to extradite itsContinue Reading
Polish hotel cancels on German far-right gathering
Warsaw, Poland – A Polish hotel cancelled the booking made by Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) for aContinue Reading
Slovakia targets opposition with controversial campaign financing law
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, the Slovak Parliament rushed through a draft bill to tighten current campaign financing rules, prompting outcryContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Zuzana Caputova side-steps journalist’s ‘sexist’ question about outfit
Bratislava, Slovakia – After visiting the Czech Republic for her first foreign trip, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova chose Brussels forContinue Reading
Academic freedom once again in danger in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – After the passing of the Hungarian government’s highly controversial bill in 2017, the so-called ‘lex CEU’ that prohibitsContinue Reading
Czech Prime Minister survives no-confidence vote in Parliament
Prague, Czech Republic – As widely expected, the government of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis survived a vote of no-confidenceContinue Reading
