Czechoslovakia was going through a period of transition away from communism, and the Velvet Underground were the soundtrack.

1 Vaclav Havel had a good schooling. 2 Havel's first passion was the theatre. 3 Havel spent five years in jail for his political beliefs. 4 Havel served two terms as president of his country.

The protest was spurred by recent inflammatory remarks from politicians, which organizers said contribute to growing societal ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Czechia on Sunday 4 May. Source: Czech news outlet Novinky, as reported by ...

A connection between Prague 7's Bubny and Výstaviště stations, which will also link with Central Bohemia, is part of the new ...

The rights activist won the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Award for 2020. Loujain Al-Hathloul has served 1,001 days in jail for defending women’s rights in Saudi Arabia and was released on Feb 10 ...

Playwright Tom Stoppard's latest work, "Rock'n'Roll," takes a new look at Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution, which toppled the then Soviet-backed Communist government. Jeffrey Brown looks at ...