Tens of thousands in Slovakia have used the anniversary of the 1989 anti-communist Velvet Revolution to protest against ...

PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) -Thousands of Czechs and Slovaks on Monday celebrated the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which ended decades of communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, ...

This week, 35 years ago, the Czech government buckled under the mounting pressure of its people. In mid-November, student protestors had ignited a revolutionary fervour on the cold streets of Prague ...

Thousands in Slovakia protested against Prime Minister Robert Fico on the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Rallies across the country voiced disdain for Fico's pro-Russian alignment and ...

The Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought an end to decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, ...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Sunday, flocking to central Prague for concerts and speeches to mark the end of communist rule. The festivities ...

On November 17, Czechia remembers the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the Nazi persecution of students 50 years before that. Ceremonies were held throughout the day.

Next Monday, Slovakia will mark the 36th anniversary of the revolutionary November ’89 – the moment when what is now Slovakia, along with the Czech Republic, gained political and social freedom. While ...

[naviga:h2 style="padding-left: 30px;"]Thirty years ago, the world changed. It was 1989, and communism was falling in Europe. The Berlin Wall dividing East and West ...

PRAGUE — About a quarter of a million Czechs gathered on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that brought an end to decades of communist rule in the country to give Prime Minister Andrej ...

FILE - Music journalist Jiri Cerny speaks during a press conference to the 57th edition of the Golden Prague International Television Festival, in Prague, Aug. 25, 2020. Cerny, a leading Czech music ...