Ambassador: Czech and British ties remain strong despite Brexit
Close to 70,000 Czechs have retained the right to live and work in Britain.
Symbolic bell #9801 rings out in Prague in memory of bells destroyed by war
About 90 percent of bells in Bohemia and Moravia was confiscated 80 years ago and most still have not been replaced.
Pilot dies in the crash of a World War II plane at Czech airshow
The Hurricane Mk.IV from the Prague-Točna Aviation Museum was the last of its kind that was still capable of flying.
Fragment of Hiroshima’s Atomic Bomb Dome now on display at Prague’s National Museum
A Czech architect designed one of the few building to remain standing after the bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.
Pig farm on Roma concentration camp site to be demolished
A dignified memorial pavilion will be built to educate people about the Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti people.
On this day in 1942: A Czech feminist and suffrage activist is executed in Prague
For many women, the struggles that Plamínková fought for are still relevant today; this year marks 80 years since her death.
Czechia EU presidency aims to 'write the future of Europe' by revising its past
While most historians place the start of WWII in 1939, the Czech EU presidency video moves it back to 1938, when the Munich Pact was signed.
Prague walnut grove dedicated as a living memorial to Lidice tragedy
The village of Lidice was destroyed 80 years ago today in retribution for the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich.
On this day in 1945: The Prague Uprising fought for freedom
The attempt by the Czech resistance to liberate the city from German occupation at the end of WWII began 77 years ago today.
Czech population approaching all-time record due to influx of refugees
The last time there were as many people living in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia was 1937.
Prague set to mark 80 years since 'Operation Anthropoid' heroics
Czechoslovak paratroopers carried out the mission in Prague’s Libeň district in 1942 – this year sees a new exhibit, re-enactments, and film in honor.
Most large shops in Czechia will close on May 8, despite the option to stay open
The current state of emergency allows for an exception to the law that forces shops over 200 square meters to close.
How did the Volhynian Czechs end up in Ukraine?
Thousands of people from Bohemia seeking a better life settled in northern Ukraine in the 19th century.
On this day 160 years ago, the Czech Sokol fitness movement was founded
Buildings in Prague and across the country will be lit in the movement’s colors of red and white this evening.
Netflix’s new 'Munich' film takes revisionist look at a historic failure
British PM Neville Chamberlain is depicted as a brilliant strategist for handing Czechoslovakia over to Hitler.
Eduard Marek, the oldest Czech Boy Scout, dies at 104
He was imprisoned by both the Nazis and communists for upholding the Scouting ideals.
Vinohrady honors freedom fighter Milada Horáková with new plaque
Horáková, who was executed in 1950, grew up in Prague’s Vinohrady district not far from náměstí Míru.
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