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Exhibitions, speeches mark 45th anniversary of Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

August 21, 2013August 21, 2013 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

The 45th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was marked with a display of photographs, screenings of documentaries

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Left-wing government in Czech Republic likely as elections loom

August 21, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

A general election is likely next month in the Czech Republic after the Chamber of Deputies voted on August 20

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Books: The Last Bohemians

August 18, 2013August 18, 2013 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

One of the most common sights in Prague in the 1990s was an expat sitting at a café with a

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Elections ahead after Czech government loses vote

August 14, 2013August 14, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

Elections are likely in October after the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok lost a vote of no confidence

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Czech Republic: Roman Catholic Church makes more than 11 000 restitution requests

August 13, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

The Roman Catholic Church has filed more than 11 000 claims for the return of confiscated property, after the authorities

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Czech man’s colander ID victory may be short lived

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

A member of the spoof religion that worships the Flying Spaghetti Monster recently won the right to wear a spaghetti

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Czech Republic: Upbeat economic forecasts despite ministry downgrade

August 3, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

An upturn in the Czech Republic’s economic fortunes has been predicted by analysts, their upbeat assessment contrasting with a recently

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Latent rage in Czech Republic

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post Czech Republic

A ticking time bomb in the shape of latent racism dwells just beneath the surface of Czech society, says activist

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Czech Republic’s new immigration bill incites protest, criticism

July 14, 2013July 31, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

Draft legislation aimed at revamping immigration law has infuriated NGOs working in the sector and prompted more than 100 people

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