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Young Czechs worst abusers of marijuana, ecstasy in EU
An annual survey on the drug situation by the European drug agency released
on Thursday has confirmed that when it comes to the abuse of illegal drugs
marijuana and ecstasy by young users, Czechs rank the very worst. This is
despite the fact that over the last few years or so the situation in the
country has actually somewhat improved.
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Police arrest 30 suspected of ties to extremism, neo-Nazi movement
Wednesday afternoon saw roughly one hundred right-wing extremists protest
in front of the Office of the Government, in reaction to a
carefully-planned crackdown by police earlier in the day. Officers moved in
in the early hours of Wednesday morning to arrest almost 30 individuals
across the country suspected of ties to extremist and neo-Nazi groups.
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The School for Scandal: serious malpractice uncovered at Plzeň Law Faculty
Plagiarism, students’ work going missing, fast-track degrees completed
within months, and dead professors still on the lecture roster – these
are a few of the allegations to have been brought against Plzeň Law
Faculty in recent weeks. What started as a media investigation into
plagiarism claims, levied against a number of senior professors at the
faculty, has turned into a much larger scandal which implicates some of
this country’s best-known politicians.
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Czech teenagers top European tables in substance abuse survey
A newly-released study on substance abuse among young people in Europe
makes alarming reading for Czech officials. The results of the European
School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) carried out in 35
European countries in 2007 have just been released, and they show Czech
teenagers topping many of the tables in terms of abuse of controlled
substances such as alcohol, nicotine and drugs.
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Police clash with squatters highlights problem of abandoned buildings
A high profile Prague clash between squatters and their supporters and
police has highlighted the number of empty and deteriorating buildings in
the capital. It has also put the spotlight on the powerlessness of local
councils and authorities to force reluctant owners to take action.
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Prague district council launches drive to clean up Karlovo náměstí
Prague 2 district council is waging war on what it calls an ‘extreme
situation’ on the capital’s Karlovo náměstí. Mayor Jana Černochová
has said that steps must be taken against the increasing number of drug
addicts, pickpockets and prostitutes found on the downtown Prague square.
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Sculptor Pavel Opočenský: “I was the least angry prisoner”.
Sculptor Pavel Opočenský has seen many twists and turns in his life.
After signing Charter 77, he left for Germany to eventually settle in New
York. When he came back after the fall of communism in 1990, he got
involved in an incident in which he killed a skinhead in self defence. The
trial took four and a half years before he was cleared of criminal charges.
In the meantime, Pavel Opočenský became a respected sculptor – but in
2003, he was sentenced to three years in jail for sex with minors.
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Magazine
It’s the thief’s turn to cook dinner! Why are so many tourists spending
hours in a certain public toilet. And, how many men in the Czech Republic
can say they are Vaclav Havel? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova.
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Four charged with racially motivated attempted murder over petrol bomb attack on Romany family’s home
In April this year many in the Czech Republic were horrified by a petrol
bomb attack on a Romany family’s home that left a two-year-old girl
fighting for her life. Now, four months later, police in north Moravia
have
made a major breakthrough in the case, charging four men with racially
motivated attempted murder. More
Court opens case of “miracle” doctor
A Prague court on Friday opened the case of Zbynek Veselsky – a doctor who
made a fine business out of curing cancer with costly injections. His
patients never had cancer and the injections he gave them were vitamin B.
The case has evoked public outrage and raised many questions relating to
medical ethics and the role of the Czech Doctors’ Chamber.
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