News from the Czech Republic

80 years ago: How did WWII end in the Czech lands?

Eighty years ago, the most destructive and lethal war in history approached its end. In this series we map the last stages of the war and its aftermath on Czech territory.

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Domestic affairs

Czech farmers scramble to secure their livestock as foot-and-mouth comes closer

Czech farmers scramble to secure their livestock as foot-and-mouth comes closer

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Foreign policy

Diplomacy week 2025: bringing the world of diplomacy closer to the Czech public
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Female Pioneers

From finding faith to leading a congregation: Alexandra Jacobea's path to becoming a pastor
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War in Ukraine

New Czech report highlights impact of war in Ukraine on mental health

News

Czech female pioneers and their modern successors

Discover the inspiring stories of women who made it in "traditionally male" professions.

Video of Physicist Jakub Dokulil | Science without Borders
Video of Historian Radka Šustrová | Science without Borders

Business

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Night shift on the Posázavský Pacifik: Train driver Marie Sehnalová

In Czechia it is not often that you board a train driven by a woman. One of them is Marie Sehnalová who has been a train driver with Czech Railways for 12 years.

Foreign policy

Society

Anniversary of the Week

Visionary of Brno modern architecture: 130 years since birth of Bohuslav Fuchs

Bohuslav Fuchs was a leading figure in Czechoslovak functionalism and one of the most important architects of the 20th century, not only in Czechia but also in Europe.

Culture

Pravčická brána | Photo: Miloš Turek, Radio Prague International

Discover Czechia's regions

There is much more to see in Czechia than just Prague. Outside of the capital city, there are thousands of beautiful places to visit. We will guide you through them!

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Prague’s Powder Tower celebrates 550 years

Thursday marks exactly 550 years since the foundation stone of Prague’s Powder Tower was laid. The Gothic gateway remains one of the city's most iconic medieval landmarks.

Sport

Travel

03:13

Botanists stunned by tropical fern flourishing in Znojmo’s underground tunnels

Venus hair fern is usually found in tropical and subtropical regionsm but it has also taken root in the 14th-century underground tunnels of Znojmo.

Foreigners and the Czech Republic

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The Czech Yugo fan: Daniel Sywala on Czech-Serbian relations and promoting ex-Yugoslavia

Journalist, broadcaster and tutor Daniel Sywala discusses his work promoting former Yugoslavia, as well as Czech-Serbian relations and the historic protests in Belgrade.

Nature

04:09

World’s rarest ducklings hatch at Prague Zoo

Prague Zoo has made history as the first in Europe, and second in the world to hatch critically endangered Brazilian merganser ducklings.

Science and technology

03:38

Brno scientists developing new tool to diagnose dyslexia

Diagnosing dyslexia in children could soon be faster and more accurate thanks to scientists in Brno. They are developing a device that monitors eye movements while reading.

Picture of the week

Hustopeče hosts annual Almond and Wine Festival

Thousands of people attended the annual Almond and Wine Festival in the largest almond orchard in Central Europe near the town of Hustopeče at the weekend.

Photogallery

Petřín Cable Car Reconstruction

Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz
Photo: Zuzana Jarolímková, iROZHLAS.cz

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Video of Vyšehrad Casemates: exploring Prague&#039;s hidden underground

Vyšehrad Casemates: exploring Prague's hidden underground

Guy Roberts | Photo: Ian Willoughby, Radio Prague International

Guy Roberts: Czechia felt truly free in way I hadn’t experienced in US

Guy Roberts founded and heads the Prague Shakespeare Company. He can also currently be seen on TV screens around the world acting in the fantasy series The Wheel of Time.

Park Max van der Stoel | Photo: Vít Pohanka, Radio Prague International

Prague’s forgotten fortifications: discovering the Baroque ramparts in a hidden park

Tucked away just a short walk from the well-trodden tourist paths of Hradčany lies a quiet green space that preserves a little-known chapter of Prague’s military past.

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