EXPLAINED: Czech-Slovak relations 33 years after the Velvet Divorce
On the anniversary of Czechoslovakia's split, a new populist axis and shared culture wars make the clean break look more like a complicated situationship.
New Czech extremism law sparks protest – and could end Soviet souvenirs in Prague
As the law comes into force Jan. 1, legal experts warn that Soviet-era symbols and memorabilia sold in Prague could fall into a gray area of prosecution.

