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Romani activist Čeněk Růžička on 1 March 2020 at the Million Moments for Democracy demonstration. The sign reads "Křeček = the fox guarding the chicken coop". Czech Public Defender of Rights Stanislav Křeček has said he will not focus on discrimination against Romani people while in office. (PHOTO: Petr Zewlakk Vrabec)
Czech demonstration for democratic institutions objects to new ombudsman, politicians' efforts to control public broadcasting
2.3.2020 10:18 full story
Slovak President-elect creates minority adviser team, Roma represented by Jurina Rusnáková and Viktor Teru
9.6.2019 7:24 full story
High schoolers in the Czech capital don't discuss minorities, poll finds they distrust media and politicians
5.6.2019 10:10 full story
Winner of Czech-Slovak singing competition "The Voice" subjected to racist attacks online
3.6.2019 12:34 full story
Czech Human Rights Commissioner nominates former Culture Minister to Human Rights Council for organizing buyout of pig farm on Holocaust site
1.6.2019 8:13 full story
Former secretary for Czech ultranationalist party rejects indictment over his remarks about minorities
17.12.2018 15:16 full story
Czech survey finds youth are more prejudiced against minorities than their elders
8.2.2018 7:46 A survey performed by experts from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (ÚSTR) in collaboration with the Institute of Sociology has ascertained that while the subjects of the Holocaust, minorities and tolerance are being taught in the Czech schools, the instruction is having no influence on some widespread prejudices. ÚSTR has long focused on instruction about these sensitive historical subjects in the schools and more than 600 teachers take its courses annually. full story
videoCzech Republic: New Human Rights Minister Chvojka officially takes office
2.12.2016 18:47 The Czech Government has two new members: Czech President Miloš Zeman has appointed Jan Chvojka to the post of Human Rights Minister and Miloslav Ludvík to the post of Health Minister. They have replaced outgoing cabinet members Jiří Dienstbier and Svatopluk Němeček respectively. full story
Media image of Romani people in Slovakia: Generalizations and stereotypes
13.1.2016 23:06 The civic association Romano kher - Rómsky dom (Roma House) has produced an analysis of selected Slovak media outlets in collaboration with the Media Academy, focusing on those outlets that significantly contribute to creating the image of various minorities for the Slovak public. The survey monitored the period from the beginning of June to the end of October 2015. full story
Czech Republic: Romani journalist starts media "incubator"
12.7.2015 23:22 "Young Roma have a lot to say about what is going on around them. However, they come up against the fact that they are unable to express their opinions in such a way as to be able to participate in a public debate, and frequently they never have the room to present their opinions about matters other than inter-ethnic coexistence," says Věra Lacková, the author of the "Media Voice" program in the Czech Republic. full story
Commentary: Are the Czech police not bothered by death threats and a gallows?
6.7.2015 22:08 The following commentary was first published in Czech on 2 July. full story
Czech amendment would make it easier for minorities to ask for bilingual street signs
12.6.2015 19:16 If a proposed amendment passes, groups representing the interests of national minorities that have been active on the territory of a particular municipality for at least five years will be able to request bilingual street signs. Passage would also mean the Czech Interior Ministry would be able to intervene in territorial disputes between municipalities. full story
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