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Petra Wünschová, a Czech psychologist, art therapist and founder of Prague's Locika centre — the first organization in Czechia to systematically help children who have survived domestic violence and abuse — died on 28 September 2026 at the

Czech human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Prague Pride, have demanded that Prime Minister Andrej Babiš reverse the appointment of three new members to the government's Human Rights Council — Kříž, Black and Kucha

Czech schools and insurance companies are seeing a sharp rise in claims for pupils' injuries — from wasp stings to sunburn. While the overall number of childhood injuries has not grown, according to official statistics, the average payout p

Czech meat-processing company Kostelecké uzeniny increased its net profit to 102 million crowns last year, while the company's revenue also grew — to 7.194 billion crowns, up from 6.89 billion crowns a year earlier.What the company doesThe

An eighth-grader attacked a classmate and two teachers at a school in Slovakia. Police say they are investigating the incident as a serious violent crime. A 61-year-old teacher died from her injuries, while two other victims — a child and a

Hungary has detained two former ministers from Viktor Orbán's government on suspicion of embezzlement and corruption: ex-culture minister Balázs Hankó and former regional development minister Miklós Sesták. On Monday, parliament stripped bo

On the evening of 6 February 2025, on Prague's Smíchov embankment, municipal police officer Štěpán Nožička struck pensioner Zdenka Zemanová in the face, knocked her to the ground and handcuffed her. Zemanová had spent fifteen years feeding

A court has cleared the company FAU from Přerov of tax evasion charges, ruling bluntly that the business was destroyed by unlawful pressure from the tax and customs administration in 2016–2017 — at the time, both agencies fell under the fin

The US Department of Justice has accused Oxygen Forensics, a company formally registered in Virginia, of actually being secretly owned and run by Russian citizens. The firm develops digital forensics software that extracts and analyzes data

Czech economists are tracking a fresh rise in energy prices: since the outbreak of the Gulf conflict, oil, natural gas and electricity have been getting more expensive on world markets, while from 1 October the government is simultaneously

At last week's Czech cabinet meeting, government office head Tünde Bartha — a close ally of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) — unexpectedly handed ministers a document demanding that they cut staff by 10% by 1 January 2027 in their own min

Czech farmer and forester Libor Lev, who lives in the foothills, has criticized the country's current approach to fighting drought. Based on his many years of observation, an ordinary field holds back around 25 mm of rainfall during prolong