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01-10-2016 22:32

• "Hitler - Gentleman" article found - but was not written by Peroutka and was critical of Nazism, contrary to president's claim 
• President's spokesman says article not the one head of state referred to 
• Tennis: Kvitová downs Cibulkova at Wuhan Open 

Czech Life

Exhibition marks 40 years in the life of Prague’s biggest housing estate

01-10-2016 02:01 | Ruth Fraňková

It is exactly forty years since the first inhabitants started moving into the Czech Republic’s biggest housing estate, Jižní Město in the south of Prague. The local Chodovská tvrz gallery is marking this anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to the history of the district and to the everyday life of its inhabitants. Called Jižní město: From Utopia to Reality, it features large-scale models of the prefabricated houses, audio recordings, as well as art objects reflecting life at the so-called “Jižák”.  More

Current Affairs

Prime minister appeals to UK’s Theresa May to take action in face of attacks on foreigners

30-09-2016 15:43 | Jan Velinger

Recent attacks against foreign nationals, including the murder of a Czech businessman in London, have led Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka to appeal to his British counterpart, Theresa May, to take action to ensure such crimes aren’t repeated. While the murder is not believed to have been hate-related, other attacks in the post-Brexit climate have been. On Friday, it was even suggested that if the situation were to worsen, Czech police officers could be sent over to help.  More

Joshua Bell helps Czech Philharmonic launch 121st season

30-09-2016 15:57 | Ruth Fraňková

The Czech Philharmonic launched its new season on Thursday night with a concert at Prague’s Rudolfinum featuring the world-renowned US violinist Joshua Bell, who performed Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. The orchestra, which is to perform the same concert again on Friday, has also marked the new season – its 121st – with the release of two special albums.  More

Panorama

Animal rights activists hope public opinion will push lawmakers to approve ban on fur farms

29-09-2016 12:49 | Daniela Lazarová

Deputies in the lower house are set to debate a bill that would ban fur farming in the Czech Republic. A petition in favour of such a move has been signed by 50 deputies across the political spectrum, but a seminar preceding the debate revealed that it still has many opponents.  More

Special

Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav - a place of pilgrimage

28-09-2016 02:01 | Dominik Jůn

September 28 is the Feast Day of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. The son of a duke, Wenceslas ruled the country from 922, when he was 15, to his untimely death at the hands of his brother Boleslav on September 28, 935. The day is celebrated as 'Czech Statehood day', and is a public holiday.  More

One on One

František Janouch, part 1: My work with Charter Foundation like wartime solidarity when dad was in concentration camps

26-09-2016 15:50 | Ian Willoughby

A nuclear scientist, František Janouch is perhaps best-known for the Charter 77 Foundation, which he set up in exile in Sweden to provide dissidents in his native Czechoslovakia with financial support and technical equipment in the latter years of the communist regime. In this the first half of a two-part interview, Mr. Janouch – who turned 85 last week – recalls the war, his years in the Communist Party, his forced emigration and the beginnings of the Charter 77 Foundation.  More