“In Slovakia, Roma women are changing their communities from within”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Andrea Najvirtova, director of People in Need Slovakia, one of the NGOs spearheading local andContinue Reading
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Czech Republic: Romani man’s death not linked to police intervention, according to autopsy
Prague, Czech Republic – The Romani man who died on Saturday in Teplice after being arrested by Czech police officersContinue Reading
“Czech George Floyd”? Outrage after Romani man dies in police custody
Prague, Czech Republic – A Romani man has died in the Czech city of Teplice, northern Bohemia, while in policeContinue Reading
Opinion: Taking the knee or standing, who’s racist here?
Prague, Czech Republic – Central and Eastern European societies have a reputation as countries in which more or less overtContinue Reading
“I am against racism in any form”, says Souček after controversial interview
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech midfielder Tomáš Souček has issued a clarification following a controversial interview in which he appearedContinue Reading
Netflix’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” now shooting near Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Netflix adaptation of the classic World War I novel All Quiet on the Western FrontContinue Reading
“The Budapest musical scene is full of hidden gems”
Producer, singer, songwriter… Zsüd does it all. After releasing ‘REWIRING’ back in March, the young Hungarian artist took the timeContinue Reading
Kudela controversy divides public opinion in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – The office of Czech President Milos Zeman this week sent an official complaint to the UEFAContinue Reading
New HBO series set in late Kádár-era Budapest begins filming
Budapest, Hungary – HBO Europe is producing a new TV series set to explore the Hungarian democratic opposition and theContinue Reading
The utopia of WandaVision: an Eastern European imagination of the West
In Wanda Maximoff’s American small-town idyll based on TV-shows she watched as a kid in her post-communist homeland, I recognizedContinue Reading
Most expensive Netflix production “The Gray Man” to shoot in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The star-studded Netflix production The Gray Man is due to shoot in Prague and other CzechContinue Reading
Czechs, Slovaks and Hungarians among most-liked nationalities in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – A new CBOS poll has revealed which nationalities are the most and least liked in Poland, withContinue Reading
Taking the fight to Covid in Slovakia’s Roma communities
Bratislava, Slovakia – The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was expected to bring a perfect storm to Slovakia’s marginalised RomaContinue Reading
Hungary’s Kornel Mundruczo unveils first English-language film for Netflix
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – The first English-language film of Hungarian award-winning director Kornel Mundruczo will be released on Netflix at theContinue Reading
LGBT rights in Slovakia: Any changes on the horizon?
Bratislava, Slovakia – In March 2019, Zuzana Čaputová, became the first female President of Slovakia, with a campaign built onContinue Reading
Best Czech movies to watch on Netflix this summer
Sticking around the Czech Republic this summer? Or just looking for movies to watch during those long summer evenings? CheckContinue Reading
“The LGBT+ community is not protected by a single law in Poland”
The Warsaw-based Chrząszczyki Football Club is known as “Poland’s first lesbian football club”. This week, and in light of AndrzejContinue Reading
Opinion: George Floyd protests and Central Europe’s hypocrisy on racial justice
Bratislava, Slovakia – The current political climate in Europe and the United States is being swept up in the stormContinue Reading
Czech Republic and Hungary exempt U.S. film crews from EU travel ban
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Republic and Hungary, along with other European countries, have moved to exempt U.S. film andContinue Reading
Czech president calls Black Lives Matter slogan “racist”, says “all lives matter”
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman called the “Black Lives Matter” slogan “racist”, during his visit at the USContinue Reading