Czech Republic News

The Czech Republic's forgotten prisoners

March 28, 2020

by Lachlan Hyatt | Prague Daily Monitor More than 30 years after the Fall of Communism in the Czech Republic, many of the stories of those targeted during the worst era of the regime are being forgotten as dissidents forced to work in labor...

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British population in Czech Republic growing faster since Brexit referendum

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor According to data released by the Ministry of Interior, the number of British citizens living in the Czech Republic has increased about 35% since the Brexit referendum, and Brits with their...

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Coronavirus in the Czech Republic: update

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor Although the suspicious cases of coronavirus at Prague's Na Bulovce were not confirmed as such, there are several other pending cases across the country. At the Prague Airport certain...

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CZK 15 billion Prague metro service contract: also not done in due process

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor After the weekend hack-a-thon proved that a CZK 401 million contract for a web based vignette system can be made in a few hours time, with 60 programmers, Prague's politicians are on a witch hunt. Next is the CZK 15 billion...

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So far not so bad: Czech coronavirus update

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor So far the coronavirus, in the Czech Republic as well as most of the world, has remained relatively contained. Several suspicious cases in the country have proved negative as just normal flu...

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Strong winds rip through Prague Tuesday afternoon

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor Strong winds felled trees on to cars and flung loose materials across the city on Tuesday afternoon. The spokesperson for the Prague Firefighter Brigade said that "so far we have responded...

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Prague wants CZK 350 million tram line extension from Modřany to Nové Dvory

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor The Prague Transport Authority (DPP) is funding a project to extend the tram track from Sídliště Modřany to Nové Dvory. The extension will be 1.8 kilometers long and cost about CZK 350...

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MPs vote to limit automatic release from prison for pregnant women

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor Judges will no longer have to automatically pause or delay sentences for pregnant women, or women with a child under one year old, and release them from prison if the case includes particularly serious crimes. The judges...

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Tens of Czech students studying in China, ministry offers help to return home

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor There are about 90 Czech students studying in China from all over the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that due to the coronavirus, they will assist students in getting back to the Czech Republic if the...

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Man attacks guards at Chamber of Deputies entrance during active session

March 28, 2020

Prague Daily Monitor A 31 year-old Czech speaking man approached the entrance to the gate armed with two knives yesterday. When police became aware of the man being armed, the man threatened the police, demanding to be let into the building....

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