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Respekt is an independent political weekly publication in the Czech Republic. Founded in November 1989 by a group of former anti-communist underground journalists, it offers analysis, investigative report and opinion on domestic and international news, politics, business, finance, culture, science and technology. Respekt.cz also offers a variety of web-only content, including columns, audio/video and blog. Respekt reporters, editors and photo-reporters have been awarded a number of prestigious prizes in the country as well as abroad (World Press Review, European Year Journalist Award, Karel Havlíček Borovský Award, Open Society Fund Awards, etc).
Victory in Ústí nad Labem
“Hopefully you’re not going to stay in that hovel?” laughs the taxi driver, when he stops in front of an old high rise apartment building, which is now, at around midnight, the only lit building in the area. When he learns that I am, his smile slackens a bit. Everything that he... …
Václav Havel, an icon under fire
A year after the death of the former president, his political outlook on civil society is being challenged by his successor, Václav Klaus. But for weekly news magazine Respekt, these attacks underscore why Havel's legacy will always remain a battleground. …
The crooked judges of Slovakia
Almost a year after the so-called “Gorilla” file lifted the lid on corruption in Slovakia, a new documentary reveals a Slovak judiciary controlled by a clique of unscrupulous judges ready to thwart those who resist them. Its director, Zuzana Piussi now faces up to two years in prison.... …
Resurrection of the Marxist old guard
For the first time since 1989, on 13 October, Czech communists have won elections in two regions, and their party is now hoping to extend its influence in general elections slated for 2014. However, reporting from the Karlovy Vary region, the weekly Respekt remarks that the communists have barely... …
A federation, yes, but what kind?
Whether it be political, budgetary, or based on financial solidarity, the idea of a more integrated EU is in fashion. But just what final form would the Federal Union take in the end? Nobody really knows, and that is the whole problem. …
Sarajevo Saviors
When Jovan Divjak walks along Sarajevo’s main street, Ferhadija, everyone recognizes him. To passers-by, this smartly dressed man in a white shirt is like a magnet. Everyone wants to be photographed with him, shake his hand, get his autograph. Yet Divjak is neither an artist nor a politician.... …
Cigarettes Out, Rules In
Prague is cooking up a smoking ban that finally takes into account the Czech mentality. …
Women's World
Some say that nowhere in the world do women enjoy a better life than here – although Iceland’s reputation as a “women’s paradise” seems an inaccurate cliché since the country is hardly the Garden of Eden. Nonetheless, the position of Icelandic women, as well as their... …
Taming Volcanos
Icelanders sometimes liken their lives to that of a fly perched atop an anvil. They have to be constantly on alert because a crushing strike of the hammer may come at any moment. On a volatile piece of hot land amidst the cool Atlantic Ocean, the hammer is constituted by more than thirty active... …
Taking the Communists Out of the Closet
A Czech politician says the country should settle the argument over the Communist Party, but now could be the worst time. …
Economics with a human face
A former advisor to Václav Havel and a member of the Czech National Economic Council, the 35-year-old Prague man is the author of the international best-seller on the history of economics from the perspective of the Bible, myths and literature. His secret: a remarkable ability to sell himself along... …
What do we know about Jágr
Now 40, the ice-hockey superstar and "fourth-greatest living Czech" remains surprisingly enigmatic …
Slzný plyn a klavír v Istanbulu …
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