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Facebook opens up new ways of communication to senior citizens
For the majority of younger people today, life without social media is
unimaginable. Posting pictures and videos, sharing the latest news and
keeping on top of events –many aspects of daily life take place on sites
like Facebook or Twitter. But do senior citizens use this new technology,
and if so, for what? We went along to a social media course at Prague’s
Elpida center for the elderly. More
Petr Lom – an academic who left his job to pursue his dream of working as a documentary film maker
Independent documentary director and producer Petr Lom was born in
Czechoslovakia but spent most of his life abroad – in Canada and the U.S.
His latest film, “Back to the Square” was selected as the opening film
at this year’s edition of the One World International Film Festival,
where he is also on the jury. Before becoming a film maker, Petr Lom was
actually an academic – until one day he quit his job and never looked
back. I asked him about his films, which focus on countries such as Iran
and Egypt, his connection to One World and his big career change. More
“Radioactivists” – a documentary at the One World festival explores Japanese protests in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
As part of this year’s edition of the One World International Human
Rights Film Festival, which is currently on in Prague, the German-produced
independent documentary Radioactivists – Protest in Japan provides a rare
and up-close look at Japanese protests in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear
disaster. It is being shown in the Youth Quake category, which features
films that portray young people’s struggle for change in countries around
the world. I asked co-director Clarissa Seidel, who made the film together
with her good friend Julia Leser, about Japanese protest culture and
whether she was at all interested in the country prior to the film project. More
Protest, rebellion, revolt – Arab Spring takes center stage at the One World International Human Rights Film Festival 2012
The One World International Human Rights Film Festival has just started in
Prague. This year’s edition brings over a hundred films from 72 countries
to the Czech capital, where documentary lovers can visit special festival
screenings until March 15. With such an abundance of interesting
documentaries, it’s something difficult to determine what to see first
– we asked program director Kateřina Bartošová about her highlights
and about the theme of this year’s main category. More
Study warns of possible new attacks against Roma as neo-Nazi movement gains traction
A new study commissioned by the Interior Ministry has suggested that the
neo-Nazi movement in the Czech Republic (estimated as 4,000 strong with 400
hardcore members) is successfully pushing an agenda of hatred and racism in
troubled parts of the country. As it stands, the last decade or so saw a
number of arson attacks against ethnic Roma families including a
highly-publicised case where a toddler barely survived and was left with
lifelong disabilities. According to the latest report, unless more
comprehensive measures are taken soon, racially-motivated attacks spurred
by the neo-Nazi movement, may increase. More
Matouš Turek - a member of the “Week of Unrest” student movement
My guest today is 22-year-old Prague history, English and American Studies
student Matouš Turek, who is a member of the “Week of Unrest” student
movement that has been protesting proposed government reforms to the
education system. So Matouš, what exactly are the proposed reforms and
what don’t you like about them? More
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Today in Mailbox: Radio Prague's Czech language programmes, personal
memories of the former Czech President Václav Havel, the European Court of
Human Rights' ruling on the case of František Oldřich Kinský.
Listeners/readers quoted: Stephen Hrebenach, Harold Yeglin, Frank Miata,
Carrie Paterson, Deborah Floyd, Colin Law, Jaroslaw Jedrzejczak, Miguel
Angel Lahera Rivero, Charles Konecny, Hans Verner Lollike, Alan Roe. More
Amanita Design, independent Czech games developer
Amanita Design is a Brno-based, award-winning game development studio whose
creations have become a huge hit on the internet. Their games combine
elements of the technical world with nature in a way not seen before. Their
signature game, Samorost, takes you to a universe composed of rusty parts
of old, derelict machines and mossy, gnarled stumps of rotting wood. In
this edition of the Arts, we meet the studio’s founder Jakub Dvorský. More
My house is my castle: the best and worst in village architecture
You may know the feeling – you return to your native village after a long
absence and come across an eyesore – a building that screams “money,
power and influence” and sticks out like a sore thumb from its
surroundings. That is the kind of building that architect and photographer
Jan Kruml likens to a flashing gold tooth. More
Fate of education reforms unclear after week of student protests
A week of student protests against proposed reforms of the education system
culminated with mass demonstrations around the country on Wednesday. After
a night spent sleeping rough on the floor of university halls and lecture
rooms students and university staff took to the streets to show their
discontent with reforms which they claim will reduce the autonomy of
education institutions, shift the burden of funding to students and put the
academic sphere under the influence of private enterprise and politicians. More
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