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All Lives Matter poster placed in Czech Chamber of Deputies by MP wearing “black lives don’t matter” t-shirt
MP Lubomír Volný proposed the Chamber support statements made by Czech President Miloš Zeman last week
08.07.2020
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Czech President Miloš Zeman: “Black Lives Matter is racist, since all lives matter”
Zeman criticized the Black Lives Matter protests at an American Embassy event celebrating U.S. Independence Day last night
01.07.2020
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Bolton’s White House memoir finds space to criticize Czech PM Babiš
NATO spending was a hot topic at a 2018 summit, where Babiš tried to explain simple math
23.06.2020
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Pirate party seeks to legalize sex work and add it to Trade Licensing Act
The Czech Republic would need to leave a 1951 international convention to allow for the legal changes
16.06.2020
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Activists claim responsibility for spray-painting “he was a racist” on Churchill statue
Sprayers say they want to start a debate on telling both sides of historical figures
15.06.2020
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“He was a racist”: Winston Churchill statue in Prague vandalized
The statue of Winston Churchill outside the University of Economics in Prague was spray painted ‘Black Lives Matter’ this morning
11.06.2020
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Czech Republic expels Russian diplomats over alleged poisoning scandal
There was no plot to poison the mayors of Prague: the scandal resulted from internal disputes at the Russian Embassy, says Czech PM
05.06.2020
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Czech Republic ranks last on European anti-corruption index; ignored warnings
GRECO claims that no recommendations were fully implemented by the Czech government to fight corruption
05.06.2020
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Upcoming protest at Prague Castle will defend democracy while keeping social distance
People will need to keep two meters apart and wear face coverings during the planned rally, the first post-lockdown protest
01.06.2020
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Czech court finds former Prime Minister Petr Nečas guilty of perjury
A court has found former Czech PM Nečas guilty of perjury in favor of his future wife
27.05.2020