Vinohradská 12 in english

‚Now I Feel Safe‘: RFE Journalist Enjoys Home After Months in Russian Detention

Prague| 11. 11. |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Alsu. For long months, I followed her fate. How she traveled to Russia, how she was arrested. And then, one day, the news came of a major prisoner exchange. Her name was on the list.

Praha| 19. 10. |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Murdered in Prison? The Death of a Ukrainian Reporter Held in ‚Russia‘s Guantanamo' Raises Questions

Viktorya Roshchyna, a 27-year-old Ukrainian reporter, disappeared last year and died a few weeks ago in a Russian prison. No one knows how or why.

Prague/Lviv| 8. 6. |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

They miss the front line, not their legs. A Ukrainian woman gives new life to soldiers who won't give up

They escaped death. Mines took their limbs, but not the love for their country. Ukrainian war veterans remain determined to return to the frontline and fight.

Kyiv| 20. 1. |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Klitschko: Peace, then elections. Political competition can destroy Ukraine from the inside

He faces Russian attacks and scrutiny over ties with the Ukrainian president. Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klychko, today’s special guest on Vinohradská 12.

Praha| 6. 1. |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy z domova |Vinohradská 12

Inside the Gun Control Debate: From Mass Shootings to Ownership Challenges

In the aftermath of the December shooting at Charles University, the debate over Czech gun control intensifies.

Jerusalem| 6. 12. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Unofficial middleman: Military pressure on Hamas endangers hostages. Zero trust and hope in negotiations

How is the deal for the release of hostages being negotiated? And why do dozens of them still remain in tunnels under Gaza?

Prague/Tel Aviv| 14. 11. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

‚We will recover, the pain will be carried.‘ Israel heals soul wounds from October 7 trauma

Wounds left to heal. Painful, deep and complicated. It seems like everyone in Israel knows someone whose brother or daughter was killed or whose neighbor or friend was kidnapped.

Bellingcat’s analyst: Crater at Gaza’s hospital confirmed, can't say if caused by rocket

Gaza| 23. 10. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

A deadly blast at Gaza's hospital. Who is to blame? And how many people died there? Everyone has their own opinion. How to fact-check the information from the battlefield?

Jerusalem| 17. 10. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Seconds from invasion? Here is what might happen in Gaza

Israel’s reservists prepare for possible combat against Hamas. Meanwhile, Hamas fighters use human shields and await the attack in their extensive web of tunnels.

Prague/Cardiff| 13. 8. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Společnost |Vinohradská 12

Expressions of emotions become more acceptable in politics. Why do we live in the age of anger?

The age of anger, the politics of anger. Rage, wrath, annoyance. Everything revolves around politicians. They are hated, they are loved, they have huge fanbases.

Kyiv| 23. 7. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |vinohradská 12

Documenting Russian war crimes: How does collecting stories work

For a month they lived in captivity in a basement. People from Yahidne. Svitlana Oslavska wrote a story about them.

Praha| 16. 7. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Společnost |Vinohradská 12

Democracy vs. autocracy: War deepens divide among Euroasian countries, report reveals

Is the democratic backsliding on the rise? Freedom House, an American NGO, published a new annual report on the democratic governance in so-called Nations In Transit.

Milano| 2. 7. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

People Smugglers. How much do they earn and how to prevent deaths of refugees in the Mediterranean

People smugglers. Who are they, how much do they ask for a trip to Europe? And how to prevent the endless tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea?

Praha| 26. 3. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

The first online war. It's like a reality show, says Roman Anin

The first war mirrored on social media. How powerful is Russian propaganda? And are there any free media left in Russia?

365 days of defiance. Ukrainian philosopher explains fighting the trauma with humor

Praha| 25. 2. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

What has it been like to live in a war zone for the past 12 months? Mr Biden paid a surprise visit to Kyiv to witness it on his own.

Kyiv/Moscow| 8. 1. 2023 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Russia is militarizing abducted Ukrainian children, warns legal expert

They steal fridges, foreign territories and Ukrainian children. Russians militarizing and russifying them - warns Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights in Kyiv.

Praha| 15. 11. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Mine clearence in Kherson could take weeks, police tells Ukranian journalist

Kisses, hugs, and joy. Plus searching for collaborators and tackling the electricity or water shortages. How is the life in Kherson now?

praha| 30. 10. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

‚With Putin losing, the risk of nuclear war grows.‘ How could it happen?

Hiroshima, Nagasaki... and now Kyiv? Lviv? Or Odesa? Could Russia really break the nuclear taboo? And what type of weapons does Putin have?

Ukraine| 16. 10. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

When the blood spurts. An interview with AP photographer Jevhen Maloletka

He is taking pictures of the Ukranian nightmares. Dead, injured, in tears. Men, women, children. Jevhen Maloletka, a Ukranian AP photographer.

Maine| 9. 10. 2022 |Jan Kaliba, Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |VINOHRADSKÁ 12

Timothy Snyder: Fascists, Criminals, Russians

The Russian government and soldiers as fascists and war criminals from the perspective of a well-known historian Timothy Snyder. In the exclusive interview for Czech Radio.

Ukraine| 20. 9. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Dispatch from Izyum: hands bound, decomposed bodies, and overpowering smell

Liz Cookman covers Eastern Ukraine as a freelancer. We speak about the exhumation of bodies in Izyum and the men who were most likely tortured before their death.

Love, abduction, and death penalty. Operation Eichmann as told by former Mossad agent

Israel| 4. 6. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

The story of capture and trial of Adolf Eichmann as told by a former Mossad operative Avram Avraham. This week, exactly 60 years ago, Eichmann was hanged in Israel.

Praha| 16. 4. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

Photographer documenting Russian invasion: As if they were barbarians, not a real army

Suffering, dying, and death. Maxim Dondyuk, a Ukrainian photographer, sees it all. Thanks to him, the world can truly feel the viciousness of the war.

Mariupol| 16. 3. 2022 |Matěj Skalický |Zprávy ze světa |Vinohradská 12

It's a humanitarian disaster in Mariupol. We want to help, says MSF‘s Alex Wade

People in besieged Mariupol drink rainwater and bury their neighbors in the gardens. There is a humanitarian crisis and we can´t help, says MSF's emergency coordinator Alex Wade.

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