Czech Republic recognises Holodomor famine in Ukraine as genocide
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has officially recognised the man-made Holodomor famine as a genocide against the UkrainianContinue Reading
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Slovak far-right leader sentenced for neo-Nazi sympathies
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak far-right leader Marian Kotleba has been found guilty of sympathising with neo-Nazism, the Supreme Court ruledContinue Reading
Suspect in Paris murder of Argentine rugby star arrested in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – One of the main suspects in the murder of Argentine rugby star Federico Martin Aramburu in ParisContinue Reading
Prague neurologist sentenced over gynecological examination of epileptic patients
Prague, Czech Republic – A Czech neurologist and epilepsy expert received a suspended sentence this week in a long-running caseContinue Reading
Czech Republic to delay ratification of Istanbul Convention
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said he would ask to postpone the debate on the ratificationContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1946: Czechoslovakia started the forced deportation of ethnic Germans
On January 25, 1946, the government of a newly restored Czechoslovakia started the forced deportation of ethnic Germans and HungariansContinue Reading
“Don’t send mixed signals”: Slovak police advice to prevent rape sparks anger
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak police’s recommendations for women to avoid being raped, published on its official website, sparked anger amongContinue Reading
Czech model Tereza Hluskova freed from Pakistani prison
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech model Tereza Hluskova was released from a Pakistani prison after serving four years for drugContinue Reading
Three arrested in Poland in connection with anti-Semitic march
Warsaw, Poland – Three people were arrested on Monday over their participation in an anti-Semitic march last week, Polish InteriorContinue Reading
Explainer: Is Poland undermining the supremacy of EU law?
Warsaw, Poland – On October 7, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal declared in its ruling the unconstitutionality of several articles ofContinue Reading
Will Poland hold its National Independence Day march this year?
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s National Independence Day march, held every year in Warsaw on November 11, has once again beenContinue Reading
Czech Republic rocked by deadly cable car accident and murder-suicide shooting in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic was struck by two deadly tragedies yesterday. On Sunday afternoon, a cable-car operatingContinue Reading
No foul play in Roma man’s death, Czech police claim
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech police dismissed allegations that officers were responsible for the death of a Roma man lastContinue Reading
A third of Czech women have experienced sexual harassment on public transport, study finds
Prague, Czech Republic – More than a third of Czech women have experienced sexual harassment in public transport, according toContinue Reading
Czech President signs constitutional right for armed self-defence
Prague, Czech Republic – President Milos Zeman has signed the constitutional amendment making it legal to use a firearm inContinue Reading
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
Czech Republic and Poland sued by EU Commission for not letting foreigners run in elections
Warsaw, Poland – The European Commission is taking Poland and the Czech Republic to court for not letting EU citizensContinue Reading
Czech politician resigns after attending illegal party
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government’s sports commissioner and member of Parliament Milan Hnilicka resigned after attending an illegalContinue Reading
Czech documentary on online sexual predators wins top award
Prague, Czech Republic – Barbora Chalupova and Vit Klusak, co-creators, writers and directors of the V Siti documentary on internetContinue Reading