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Author: Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

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Film review: The Witch

March 27, 2016March 27, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

Horror films about demonic possession have become fairly routine, with CGI-filled climaxes set to over-the top sound effects. The makers

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Leisure 

Film review: The Divergent Series: Allegiant

March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

If you haven’t followed the Divergent series, it is best to start at the beginning. This third installment, awkwardly called The

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Leisure 

Film review: Brooklyn

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

By the 1950s, the waves of Irish immigrants to the US had slowed a bit from what it had been

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Europe 

Visegrád Group calls for fast action to secure EU border

February 16, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Boiko Borissov, Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

How to handle the refugee crisis and in particular the Western Balkan route used by refugees entering Europe through Greece

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Europe 

Czech Pirate Party being prosecuted over web links

January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

The police are pursuing charges against the Czech Pirate Party because of its operation of a website that has weblinks

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Europe 

Czech president Zeman claims his views are vindicated

January 13, 2016January 29, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis

Czech President Miloš Zeman claims that the New Year’s Eve attacks against women vindicate his negative point of view on

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Leisure 

Film review: The Big Short

January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

Most people have some idea about the financial crisis that hit in 2007, seemingly taking everyone by surprise. The broad

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Europe 

Czech prime minister’s e-mails hacked

January 6, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

About 80 e-mails were stolen from Czech Republic Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka’s account, according to server Lidovky.cz. The messages were posted

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Europe 

Pending Polish media law draws criticism

January 4, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Media, Poland

Pending changes to the media law that has passed the lower house in Poland’s parliament on December 30 has been

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