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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).

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Taking the Communists Out of the Closet

14. 5. 2012 16:51 - Kateřina Šafaříková

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

4. 5. 2012 15:35 - Adam Šůra

The Old Testament, Tolkien etc. The Economis of Good and Evil

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... …

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Faceless but Powerful

15. 3. 2012 08:36 - Kateřina Šafaříková

Why do Eastern politicians so often hide in the off-the-record world? …

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What do we know about Jágr

28. 2. 2012 09:31 - Marek Švehla

Now 40, the ice-hockey superstar and "fourth-greatest living Czech" remains surprisingly enigmatic …

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Ladies Only

15. 2. 2012 09:52 - Lucie Kavanová

Rail operator České dráhy begins a new experiment: women-only train compartments …

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A Gorilla Tearing Down the System

1. 2. 2012 12:36 - Martin M. Šimečka

Explosive and mysterious, a file named "Gorilla" contains evidence of corruption in Slovakia´s political and economic elite. Two months away from early parliamentary elections, who stands to benefit from the revelations? …

Orbán revolution goes bust

23. 1. 2012 16:40 - Martin M. Šimečka

Leading a country heavily in debt, under pressure from the IMF and threatened with prosecution by the EU, the Hungarian Prime Minister is now facing an organised opposition. Feeling poorer every day, Hungarians have lost their faith in the PM's nationalist prescriptions. …

The Lives of Others

16. 1. 2012 21:54 - Kateřina Šafaříková

A child-abuse trial says more about Czechs’ worldview than they might realize. …

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In the Name of Havel

12. 1. 2012 13:38 - Ivana Svobodová

New names are still needed for public places.

Renaming streets and squares in honor of famous figures can be a tricky business …

Ready to Save the Planet

25. 12. 2011 15:17 - Naďa Straková

With Paul Watson on whaling, traditions, manipulating the media and the need to be a vegetarian to save the planet …

The Day Václav Havel died

18. 12. 2011 17:20 - Sarah Borufka

In 1989, when I was only six years old, my parents kept pointing out a man on the TV. He had light hair, a wispy moustache, blue eyes: Václav Havel did not look like all the other politicians I had seen. …

Commentary: Art and Democracy Sent to Prison

13. 12. 2011 10:51 - Erik Tabery

For the first time since 1989 a Czech artist has been imprisoned because of his work …

Follow-Up: Who's Afraid of Alexei Zakharov?

5. 12. 2011 18:30 - Hana Čápová

The police have shelved the case of a Russian businessman who terrorized his neighbor …

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The fall of the incorruptible Ľubomír Galko

30. 11. 2011 17:18 - Martin M. Šimečka

In seeking to tackle corruption by means of illegal wiretaps, the disgraced former defense minister violated the very democratic principles he wanted to defend. And his case has further undermined Slovaks' confidence in politicians as well the press. …