Br(u)no: When the Pot Boils Over
Photo Credit: TMA / BD. Last weekend in Brno-Medlánky, a group of protesters gathered around the apartment-building home of Robert Plaga, the Minister of Education for the Czech Republic. According…
Same Love? Covid-19 Regulations Highlight Inequality Between Marriage and Registered Partnerships
New anti-Covid 19 regulations announced this week have shed light on the unequal footing of civil partnerships for LGBTQ+ couples in the Czech Republic, compared to marriage. The new measures…
14 People Face Criminal Charges Following Prague Protests Against Government Restrictions
Last Sunday, football and ice hockey ultras clashed with the police in Prague’s Old Town Square, where a protest against government imposed restrictions turned violent. 14 people now face criminal…
Pornography Projected Onto Brno Municipal Building To Protest City Council’s Housing Policy
On Tuesday evening, activists from the Za-bydlení initiative projected censored pornography onto a municipal building on Husova in Brno, which had allegedly been filmed in one of the city’s flats.…
Protests Move To Regions After Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate In Prague on Tuesday
On Tuesday, December 17th, the latest in the series of Prague's demonstrations against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš took place in Wenceslas Square. The crowd then marched to the Government Office…
Memorial Events and Protests Across Czech Republic To Mark 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
Yesterday around 250,000 Czechs gathered at Letná in Prague to protest against the government of Andrej Babiš. Both the location and the date were symbolic, bringing to mind the huge…
Large Protests Planned Across Slovakia On Friday In Response To Continuing Corruption Revelations
The continuing investigation into the February 2018 murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée has revealed a deep network of corruption at the heart of the Slovak establishment, linking…