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
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Czech Republic enshrines right to armed self-defence in Constitution
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has moved closer to enshrining the right to use a weapon for self-defenceContinue Reading
Polish far-right extremists charged over terror plot on mosque
WARSAW, POLAND – Two alleged Polish right-wing extremists have been charged on suspicion of planning a “terrorist attack” on aContinue Reading
Slovakia warned Austria of Vienna gunman’s trip to buy ammunition
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia had warned authorities in Vienna that “suspects from Austria” were trying to buy ammunition back inContinue Reading
Prison sentence upheld for former Prague Imam, accused of supporting terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – On Thursday, a Czech appeals court upheld the 10-year prison sentence for former Prague Imam SamerContinue Reading
Former Prague Imam sentenced to 10 years in jail for promoting terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shedadeh has been sentenced to ten years in prison by Prague’s municipalContinue Reading
Czech Republic to take part in France-led Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Sahel region
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech government approved earlier this week plans to send additional troops to Africa’s Sahel regionContinue Reading
Accused of promoting terrorism, former Prague Imam stands by his actions in court
Prague, Czech Republic – Former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh, arrested in 2018 for promoting and funding terrorism, admitted on TuesdayContinue Reading
Gunman kills himself after Czech hospital shooting leaves six dead
Prague, Czech Republic – Six people have been killed in a shooting at a Czech teaching hospital in the north-easternContinue Reading
EU dismisses Czech, Polish and Hungarian case against gun restrictions
Prague, Czech Republic – On Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the Czech Republic’s case againstContinue Reading
18-year-old Polish neo-Nazi jailed on terror charges in the U.K.
Warsaw, Poland – A young Polish neo-Nazi, aged 18 years old, has been sentenced to prison in the U.K., makingContinue Reading
Syrian man accused of ISIS beheadings charged in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – A Syrian man suspected of having carried out beheadings and killings for the Islamic State (ISIS) hasContinue Reading
25-year-old man arrested for threatening attack on Czech schools
Prague, Czech Republic – A 25-year-old Czech man was arrested in Prague last week after threatening to carry out anContinue 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
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
Former Prague Imam in custody for alleged promotion of terrorism
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech authorities announced that former Prague Imam Samer Shehadeh had been taken into pre-trial custody, alongContinue Reading
Czech soldier killed in Afghanistan
Prague, Czech Republic – A Czech soldier of the U.S.-led NATO coalition in Afghanistan was killed and two others woundedContinue Reading
The Czech Republic to open new embassy in Bamako, Mali
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will open a new embassy in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, onContinue Reading
Three Czech NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
Prague, Czech Republic – Three Czech NATO soldiers, part of the Alliance’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, were killed onContinue Reading