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A recently published book in the Czech Republic titled "Tabu" has attracted strong criticism from the leaders of the country's Jewish community. Written by Petr Bakalar, the release "Tabu" has been described by Tomas Jelinek, the chairperson of the Jewish community in Prague, as being more dangerous than when Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" came out. These comments were made by Mr Jelinek to the Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes today, as a debate raged on its front pages between the book's critics and its author. More
One on One Lidija Grebo - my home will always be former Yugoslavia
It's the beginning of a new year, and some of us have vowed to make radical
changes in our lives, to make a fresh start. For many people across the
world, however, starting afresh is not simply a matter of giving up
smoking or looking for a new job. Each year hundreds of thousands of
people are forced to leave their homes, the victims of war or natural
disaster. One of them is Lidija Grebo, who arrived in Prague in 1992 after
fleeing war-torn Sarajevo. She's been here ever since, and now works for a
non-profit organisation called Slovo21, which helps minorities and
promotes tolerance in Czech society. I asked Lidija to recall the
traumatic decision to leave her country for good.
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Current Affairs'Diversity in Libraries' project fighting against racism
An interesting project aimed at teaching people more about ethnic
minorities in the Czech Republic has just come to an end. Two
non-governmental organisations - the Prague Multicultural Centre and
Brno's Youth for Intercultural Understanding - took part in the project,
which was called 'Diversity in Libraries' and was part of an anti-racism
campaign launched by the Czech government at the beginning of this year.
Alena Skodova reports:
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Current AffairsProject addresses rights of ethnic minorities in EU candidate countries
Two years ago, the Budapest-based Open Society Institute launched a project
called 'EU Accession Monitoring Programme'. The project focuses on
assessing among other things how well the rights of ethnic minorities in
EU candidate countries - and some EU members - are observed. Last week,
the results of this year's surveys were published.
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MagazineMulti cultural cabaret
Most ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic have their own string of
cultural activities throughout the year but on two occasions they mix with
other minorities for what they call a "multi cultural" get
together. This week Daniela Lazarova went along to their "multi
cultural cabaret". For more tune in to this week's Magazine.
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One on One Obonete Ubam - Chairman of the League of Ethnic Minorities
In many ways there's nothing unusual about my guest in this week's
programme - he's a Czech who grew up in a small town in North Moravia, did
his military service like most other lads his age, stayed on in the army
for a few years, and now runs a small organisation from a modest office in
Prague. But this polite, well-dressed man immediately stands out from the
rest of the Czech population for one simple reason - he's black. When
Obonete Ubam, chairman of the League of Ethnic Minorities, came into the
studio this week, I began by asking him what it was like growing up in an
overwhelmingly white environment.
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One on OneIgor Blazevic - human rights campaigner
This week, Rob Cameron speaks to Igor Blazevic, a Bosnian human rights campaigner who works for the People in Need foundation. The foundation operates extensively throughout the world's trouble spots and disaster zones, attempting to bring relief to the victims and raise awareness of their plight back home. As well as his humanitarian work with People in Need, Igor is also the founder and co-ordinator of the foundation's One World film festival - a festival devoted to documenting human rights abuses wherever they happen, from Afghanistan to Columbia. Join Rob in conversation with Igor Blazevic for this week's One on One.
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Current AffairsCzech police learn to deal with ethnic minorities
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The Czech police are currently working on a project aimed at teaching officers how to treat members of ethnic minorities. The project also involves integrating members of minority groups into the police force. Czech officers are cooperating with their British counterparts who have decades of experience with different minorities. Radio Prague spoke about the project with the Czech Human Rights Commissioner Jan Jarab.
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