An event called Night of Dignity took place outside the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on Monday afternoon with the aim to draw attention to the poor system of care for people with mental disabilities. It was established in response to a horrific real-life story.

Labour and Social Affairs Minister Marian Jurečka has come under increasing pressure to resign over a Christmas party held at the ministry on the night of the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts.  The minister has apologized for what he called “poor judgement” and said he was prepared to resign if the prime minister asked him to go.

Olomouc-born Eliška Junková is regarded as one of the most extraordinary drivers in Grand Prix motor racing history. Although her career was cut short by the tragic death of her husband, a fellow racer, she achieved a remarkable amount in only five years, winning several events and becoming the first woman to ever compete in the infamous Targa Florio, beating 25 other top drivers in the process.

Thousands of people, mainly students and academics, took part in Thursday’s commemorative procession in honour of the victims of the tragic shooting at the Faculty of Arts on December 21. The procession took place exactly two weeks after the tragic incident, which left 14 people dead and 25 wounded.

A parliamentary proposal to allow Czech citizens who live abroad to vote by post in elections received strong backing from the Czech government on Wednesday. The government hopes that, if all goes well, Czechs abroad could vote by post for the first time in the 2025 general elections.

A ban on big luggage, security frames and key card entry systems: those are just some of the safety measures being debated at schools and universities around the country in response to the tragic shooting at the Prague Faculty of Arts.

With just 11 seconds remaining in the final period of the match between Czechia and Canada, a shot by Czech player Jakub Štancl broke the 2-2 tie game, and advanced the team to the semi-finals of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden. Czechia will now prepare to play home team Sweden tomorrow afternoon. Czech Radio sports journalist Adam Weidenthaler is reporting live from the tournament in Sweden, and told me more about the game.

2024 is the Year of Czech Music, a celebration held once a decade, on every year that ends on the number four, a number that marks many Czech music anniversaries. The biggest tribute will be paid to Bedřich Smetana, the “father of Czech music”, who was born exactly 200 years ago and died 60 years later.

The L-610 was the largest transport aircraft constructed in Czechoslovakia. Due to a combination of developmental, economic and political factors, it never went into serial production. Today the plane is a rare museum piece.

Each year following the Christmas holiday, the Czech charity Caritas begins their Three Kings Collection campaign – which raises funds for people in need across the country. The charity, which is recognized as the biggest collection campaign in Czechia, doesn’t have an ordinary collection box where donors can leave their crowns – volunteers dress up as the Three Kings and go from door to door asking for donations. Julie Růžičková, head of communications for Caritas, told me more.