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Respekt is a political weekly newspaper and on-line service published in Prague. In its mission statement, Respekt states to believe in freedom of human spirit and the necessity of being open to doubt in an everyday process of fulfiling this freedom. Respekt covers national and international affairs with deep analysis, opinion pieces, and reports.
'Kids, We Have to Run Away'
Twelve-year-old Eda Manukjan stars in a theatrical production about fleeing his own country …
'I Don't Have a Reason for Killing You but I Will'
Two cases of senseless street violence shock Prague …
Diskuse (1)Will God Influence the Election?
Even in a largely agnostic country, Czech Christians could have a big say in May's election …
Buy Me Track Pants, Love
Why do three quarters of the Czech population shop at cheap Asian markets …
Diskuse (2)When They Ring at Your Door
The use of distraint - the seizure of property to cover unpaid fines - is rising sharply in the Czech Republic and putting a growing number of people out of their homes …
Diskuse (1)Our Village Isn't Flourishing. It's Only Growing in Size
Eight years ago, when the Štroses were looking for some land to build their dream home on, the village of Květnice, just outside Prague, looked like the perfect location. With just a hundred inhabitants, a large pond and tranquil scenery, all only 15 minutes' drive from a metro station, it seemed... …
No Eligibility Without Responsibility
Czech politics needs its own version of the Boston Tea Party …
A Rose for You
The flowers lovers give and receive in the Czech Republic on Valentine's Day are the end-product of a distinctly unromantic globalized industry …
“I never called the Czechs ´bad´”
Mary Heimann, the author of the history book Czechoslovakia: The State That Failed, writes to Respekt in response to a review of her book by David Vaughan published in this magazine few weeks ago. She contests the assumption that she simply dislikes the Czechs and that´s the reason why she took a... …
Diskuse (14)Žižka Ready to Fight Again
Why has the Czech state abandoned a monument to the country's greatest warrior? …
Into the Heart of Darkness
Respekt has acquired new evidence of fraud at the Czech Statistical Office concerning a contract worth half a billion koruna …
A Right to Lust
The subtler charms of feminist pornography are finding an audience in the Czech Republic …
New Czech Government: The Big Ones Go to the Small Ones …
The incoming Czech government has finally taken shape and the unveiling of the Cabinet team this... …
Diskuse (1)
Vláda narazí na volební cyklus
První rozpočtové škrty, které se týkají ještě letošního rozpočtu a mají se pohybovat ve...…
Anketa: Měli, či neměli by si nově jmenovaní ministři brát letní dovolenou?
(Po jmenování vlády se Václav Klaus vyjádřil, že její noví členové by si neměli brát...…