The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) as well as trade unions have launched petitions to reject the conservative government’s plan to increase the retirement age in the Czech Republic to 68 years
Interview with Kateřina Konečná, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic and leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM)
Even though people across the country are struggling due to the acute cost of living crisis marked by high energy prices, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala accused the protesters of being pro-Russian propagandists
In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, ministers of the Czech Republic have been indicating their intention to negotiate with the US on the presence of a base in the country
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) and other left-wing groups have condemned the pro-war policy of the Czech government and demanded de-escalation of tensions in Europe
A campaign was organized on the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on November 17 to protest the severe housing crisis in Prague and to highlight the plight of the country 31 years after the transition from communist rule
We talk to Lubos Petricek, chairman of the Prague Young Communist (MK) Commission of Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM), on the political situation in the Czech Republic
The Czech party and its youth wing cadre have also initiated various activities such as making and distributing masks to health workers. As of April 23, at least 7,136 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 210 people have died
The Prague city council has decided to rebuild a controversial Hapsburg-era monument that is widely viewed as a symbol of Catholic dominance. The Marian Column was demolished immediately after Czech independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918
Czech universities were stormed by the Nazi forces in 1939 and more than 1,200 students were sent to concentration camps
The mayor of the municipal division of Prague-6 is reportedly planning to relocate the memorial of Soviet General Ivan Stepanovich Konev. It is seen as a bid to appease the right-wing, neo-Nazi sections of the country