Part I addressed the ECHR ruling in the case of Khaled el-Masri, why the case is a milestone in applying the rule of law and protecting human rights in response …

As we begin 2013, the European Court of Human Rights has surpassed the US Supreme Court as the world’s leading protector of individual rights. On December 13, 2012, the ECHR …

In the Czech Republic, merely mentioning the Ministry of Culture elicits sighs and groans. A major study titled the National Cultural Policy for the Czech Republic for the years 2009-2014 …

On November 21 2012, the head of the Czech Museum of Agriculture was fired for selling a book praising communist-era agriculture. In a separate ceremony, former WWII resistance fighters were …

Although the President Klaus was trying as hard as he could during the state visit to Austria, it was eventually revealed he cannot behave himself. To put it bluntly, the …

“The stories in Ken Nash’s brilliant collection The Brain Harvest lay bare the sparks and idiosyncrasies of an exceptional mind. Each new story is distinct and memorable in its jewel-like …

Excerpt from the recently published book by Louis Armand, Breakfast at Midnight. Chapter IV. Kafkaville. Blake is a pornographer who photographs corpses. Ten years ago, a young man becomes a …

“The stories in Ken Nash’s brilliant collection The Brain Harvest lay bare the sparks and idiosyncrasies of an exceptional mind. Each new story is distinct and memorable in its jewel-like …

On the occasion of the 17th of November commemoration the Czechs could also hear their President, attempting to interpret or rather to misuse the historical content of the event. Causing …

The Czech President Klaus expressed his incomprehension regarding the Austrian distaste for nuclear energy. Austria has not only refused to use nuclear sources but also has been active on international …

Pavel Vošický is nearly unbearably political creature and a lot less an „artist“ in a conventional sense. He didn´t want to exhibit his works because he didn´t believe that his …

If something is called double-track, it mostly implies that it is hard to coordinate. Czech foreign policy is usually double-track. The Ministry of External Affairs says one thing, the President …

Until the end of September you‘ll have an opportunity to meet the Jagiellonian Europe of the dawn of modernity in Kutná Hora. Unfortunately, it’s not the only illuminating exhibition Václav …

In the spring of 1990 the Civic Forum had already been ruined as well as the November “revolution”. However, we did not yet know it. Those of us who suspected …

All the western press seems to be surprised by the intensity of disputes between China and Taiwan on one side and Japan on the other side. These disputes relate to …

Antonín Kratochvíl’s exhibition, entilled Homelands, was held at Prague’s Leica Gallery up until September 9, lt was prepared by photo editor scott Thode from Kratochvíl’s home agency Vll. Thode summarized …

Jan Koblasa’s retrospective in the Riding School at Prague Castle ended at the end of July. After 21 long years we could see a broad range of work of one …

Photographer Jan Reich did not live to see the large retrospective of his photographs at Prague Castle. His work was closely connected to Prague and the Czech landscape and you …

Chapter XII of Thor Garcia´s new novel, The News Clown. According to Publishers Weekly, “Fueled by prodigious amounts of alcohol and tobacco, sex and drugs, this narrative skips along from …