Czech opposition politician calls to kill President Zeman
Prague, Czech Republic – An opposition politician recently publicly called to kill Czech President Milos Zeman, prompting his own partyContinue Reading
Tag: Crime & Justice
Vatican sends top investigator on priesthood pedophilia to Poland
Warsaw, Poland – On Thursday, the Polish episcopate announced that Charles Scicluna, the Canadian-born Maltese archbishop and the Vatican’s topContinue Reading
Hungary’s Chinese, Slovak murder, Czech teddy bears… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of what’s been going onContinue Reading
Czechs take to the street to defend independent judiciary
Prague, Czech Republic – Czechs are taking to the street to voice their support to the independence of the judiciaryContinue Reading
Polish tourist jailed in Indonesia for links to Papuan rebels
Warsaw, Poland – Jakub Skrzypski, a Polish tourist in Indonesia accused of being part of a plot to sell armsContinue Reading
Czech police raid Agriculture Ministry
Prague, Czech Republic – On Thursday morning, Czech police raided offices of the Agriculture Ministry. According to local sources, theContinue Reading
Czech Republic: First black MP hospitalized after ‘racial attack’
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech MP from the center-right opposition TOP 09 party Dominik Feri was physically abused over theContinue Reading
Czech politician Vera Jourova makes TIME 100 list
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech politician Věra Jourová, who has been serving as the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality as aContinue Reading
Poland’s millionaire ‘most-wanted man’ arrested in Spain
Warsaw, Poland – Late last week, Spanish police arrested a fugitive described by local authorities as “a multi-millionaire” and “most-wantedContinue Reading
Petra Kvitova attacker jailed for eight years
Prague, Czech Republic – Radim Zondra, the man who stabbed Czech tennis champion Petra Kvitova in her home in 2016,Continue Reading
Prague Imam ousted after urging Muslims to arm themselves
Prague, Czech Republic – Leonid Kušnarenko, Prague’s Imam and head of the Czech capital’s Muslim community, was expelled and removed fromContinue Reading
New study confirms Polish barber as Jack the Ripper
London, United Kingdom – “Who was Jack the Ripper?” After 126 years, one of the most notorious mysteries has apparently beenContinue Reading
Islamic State accomplice of Paris attacks mastermind sentenced in Poland
Katowice, Poland – A 27-year-old Moroccan, accomplice of the suspected mastermind of the 2015 Paris terror attacks and presumed memberContinue Reading
Syrian man suspected of Islamic State beheadings detained in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian authorities have detained and questioned a Syrian man accused of taking part in beheadings in SyriaContinue Reading
Prague crowned best city to live in Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague once again tops the Central European charts as the best city to live in inContinue Reading