Czech lawmaker Martina Ochodnicka is quitting after a single term, upset with hateful, misogynistic comments and a general lack of support for women politicians. The 41-year-old deputy head of the ...

BIRN talks to Lucie Hrda, a Czech lawyer who became known for championing the rights of victims of sexual and domestic abuse, but has faced a backlash recently for representing – as a defence attorney ...

Decades of forced sterilisations in Czechia and Slovakia reveal a shared legacy of abuse and a struggle to deliver justice. “The doctor called me stupid, said I was too young, and had too many ...