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Processing census results continues to be an issue

Olga Szantová

16-03-2001

Environmental groups pushes producers to recycle bottles

Nicole Negowetti

16-03-2001

Czechs and Germans join forces to fight sex tourism

Dita Asiedu

15-03-2001

Controversial changes to education system in the pipeline

Lucie Krupičková

15-03-2001

Skinheads verdict signals change of attitude to racially motivated attacks

Nick Carey

15-03-2001

Prague Spring opens for the 56th time in May

Alena Škodová

14-03-2001

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Foreign Ministry increasingly isolated over UN resolution

Nick Carey

14-03-2001

Czech TV launches "Help the Children" campaign

Peter Smith

14-03-2001

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Czech Prime Minister's visit to India

Olga Szantová

14-03-2001

Amnesty International urges Czechs to deal with police brutality

Nick Carey

13-03-2001

For a few days in September last year, Prague became the focus of international attention, as violent clashes broke out between police and anarchist protestors during the IMF/World Bank meetings. Almost one thousand people were arrested, and three hundred complaints of police brutality were lodged by protestors. After holding its own investigation, the Interior Ministry has denied charges of police brutality, but a news release issued on Monday by Amnesty International claims that the police abused human rights, and describes police actions in some cases as verging on torture. has this report.