Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Warsaw, Poland – The announcement by Poland’s Constitutional Court, to rule abortion of fetuses with severe or irreversible abnormalities unconstitutionalContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – The Belgian government announced it would become the first country in the world to fund abortions forContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – More than a third of Czech women have experienced sexual harassment in public transport, according toContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Located at the very heart of Europe, Poland has much to offer and a proud history. ItContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Andrea Najvirtova, director of People in Need Slovakia, one of the NGOs spearheading local andContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Nela Pietrová, one of the founding members of “Proč jsme to nenahlásili” (“Why we didn’tContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved a bill to financially compensate Roma women victimsContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – After years of debate, Czech women might soon be able to decide whether or not theyContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Dominik Feri, an MP for the opposition TOP 09 party, has resigned his mandate on TuesdayContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary, where religion has little hold on society and abortion has been legal since 1992, could almostContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government is ramping up efforts to urge the Czech Republic to put an end toContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – In June 2020, Irena Bihariová was elected chair of the party Progresívne Slovensko (Progressive Slovakia). Her appointment made historyContinue Reading
One year ago, as the world was adjusting to the spread of a new virus and unprecedented government shutdowns andContinue Reading
Bucharest, Romania – Although abortion has been legal in Romania since 1990, more and more doctors are refusing to performContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Polish women seeking to get an abortion have been doubly burdened in recent months by the ConstitutionalContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – For International Women’s Day, an interview with Hana Stelzerová – Director of the Czech Women’s LobbyContinue Reading
In Hungary, at least 1 in 10 schoolgirls can’t afford sanitary products. With tampon-tax higher than in any EU stateContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Aleksandra Sidoruk is a 21-year-old Polish student in her final year of an International Relations degree. SheContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – “A woman shouldn’t compare herself to a man every second of her life, and shouldn’t believe sheContinue Reading
Wine, first and foremost, is art. A glimpse into the soul of the land and the winemaker alike. A carrierContinue Reading