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July 2nd, 2008

True colors
Organizers call landmark gay rights event a success, despite extremist violence

EU ups pressure on treaty approval
France pushes Lisbon ratification while Poland poses setback

Archaeologists fight construction
Groups call city circuit project a threat to historic artifacts

Social Democratic Party loses another MP
Latest in a series of political party defections could affect the balance of power

Czech entomologists arrested in India
Authorities jail Czech scientists on suspicion of insect smuggling

ČR wins Europe deer-calling title
A colorful competition of hunting skills draws 15,000 spectators

European Roundup
News & notes

Seven Days
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June 25th, 2008

The charged issue of Tasers
Czech law enforcement's use of the controversial device brings an international debate home

Unions strike across country
Demonstrators draw support and criticism on Prague streets

Details of shocking abuse emerge
Mother of tortured boys admits guilt on stand

Kosovo autonomy dispute rages
Serbians view Czech recognition as a 'betrayal' of history

Iowa floods hit Czech/Slovak museum
Thousands of heritage artifacts salvaged, many others beyond repair

Cowboy culture takes root in ČR
Czechs take on the Wild West in weekend shooting events

European Roundup
News & notes

Seven Days
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June 18th, 2008

Lock down
The country's first detention facility for psychologically disturbed criminals set to open in Brno

Sarkozy addresses Lisbon Treaty
Czechs respond with 'wait and see' approach to French leader's plans

Bill calls for all dogs to be leashed
Fines for littering and noise could also be set to increase

A minute with Jan Švejnar
The economist discusses the EU presidency, euro adoption and what's next for his work

The Pittsburgh Agreement at 90
In Pennsylvania in 1918, Masaryk and others wrote Czechoslovakia into existence

Canada sees an influx of Roma immigrants
Local officials decline to generalize Roma experience

European Roundup
News & notes

Seven Days
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June 11th, 2008

Out of time
Supreme Court tries prosecutor for murder

EC seeks to ease Schengen travel
Foreigners with type-D visas can cross borders more freely

ČSSD names Senate candidates
Among party nominations, some familiar faces surface

Locals react to anti-Muslim sketch
Communities in Prague and Brno respond with tolerance to inflammatory posters

Activists forced out of 'Peaceland'
Radar protesters held by police after forming an independent state

Czech trams head for Washington
After success in Oregon, Škoda trams to debut in U.S. capital