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RALLY A couple hundred neo-Nazis demonstrated on Palackého náměstí Jan. 19 to criticize the state of freedom of speech in the Czech Republic, according to Aktualne.cz. A march was originally planned in Plzeň, west Bohemia, on a date that coincided with the 66th anniversary of the first Jewish deportation to concentration camps but was banned by that city’s mayor. The Prague gathering lasted less than an hour and was well patrolled by police.

REGISTER In an attempt to expose maltreatment of children, the government is considering a proposal to require parents to register their children with a pediatrician immediately after birth, beginning in 2009, Czech News Agency (ČTK) reported Jan. 21. Failure to do so would result in the denial of birth allowances and other social benefits.
SURVEILLANCE Interior Minister Ivan Langer said Jan. 21 the number of wiretappings in the country decreased 30 percent in 2007, according to a ČTK report. The police used wiretaps 7,846 times last year, Langer said. The government has submitted a bill to Parliament that would further limit the use of wiretapping.
REFORM The country will have two secret services instead of the current four under proposed reforms being prepared by the Cabinet, Aktualne.cz reported Jan. 22. Instead of being subordinate to the Interior or Defense ministries, they will report directly to the government. Under the proposal, military and civilian intelligence services will merge.
HAVEL Former President Václav Havel will likely spend two weeks in a hospital because of an irregular heartbeat and bronchitis, ČTK reported Jan. 21. Havel, 71, was taken to the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Prague Jan. 19 and will undergo heart and lung checkups in part to determine if a pacemaker is needed.
FOREIGNERS A record number of foreign workers were registered in the Czech Republic in 2007, according to a Jan. 21 ČTK report. The year saw about 240,000 registered, or 55,200 more than were here the previous year. About 101,000 of them were from Slovakia, 61,500 from Ukraine and 23,650 from Poland.
UNHAPPY A new STEM poll reveals that only 2 percent of Czechs said they were happy in 2007, according to a Jan. 18 ČTK report. About 27 percent said they mostly felt fear, anguish and uncertainty; 24 percent said they felt fatigue. However, 37 percent reported satisfaction and 14 percent felt calm.


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