CZECH REPUBLIC
COUNTRY RESEARCH BRANCH (CRB)
COUNTRY INFORMATION PACK
LAST REVIEWED: 23 May 2015
CZECH REPUBLIC
MAP
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US Central Intelligence Agency, 1994, Czech Republic (Political), University of Texas, Perry Castaneda
Library Map Collection
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UN Cartographic Section, July 2009, Czech Republic
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Lansford, Tom (ed.) 2013, Political Handbook of the World 2013, CQ Press, Los Angeles
Hard copy only – INZ staff please contact CRB to request the entry for this country, all others please
access through your library.
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BBC News, Timeline: Czech Republic, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1844391.stm
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BBC News, Country profile: Czech
Republic, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1108489.stm
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US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Factbook: Czech Republic,
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ez.html
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Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities: Czech
Republic, http://www.minorityrights.org/1834/czech-republic/czech-republic-overview.html
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War Resisters' International, Country report and updates: Czech Republic
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UK Government, Foreign travel advice: Czech Republic
CZECH REPUBLIC
NEWS
These sources are general news sites.
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Radio Prague http://www.radio.cz/en
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Prague Post online http://www.praguepost.com/
HUMAN RIGHTS
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US Department of State, 27 February 2014, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2013: Czech
Republic, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2013&dlid=220271
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Freedom House, 2015, Freedom in the World 2015: Czech
Republic, https://freedomhouse.org/regions/europe
Select Czech Republic from the drop down menu in the Europe section.
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Amnesty International, 25 February 2015, Amnesty International Annual Report 2014/15: Czech
Republic https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/europe-and-central-asia/czech-republic/report-czechrepublic
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Amnesty International, Country Information Page: Czech Republic
A list of press releases, reports and other documents, with the most recent first.
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US Department of State, 27 February 2014, International Religious Freedom Report 2013: Czech Republic
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2013&dlid=222207
Covers 1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2013.
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Committee to Protect Journalists, Documents by Country: Czech Republic
Includes documents by year from 1999 onwards.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) RefWorld Database, Documents on Czech
Republic
Country and legal information, policy and reference documents, starting with the most recent.
IMMIGRATION RISK
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UK Treasury Financial Sanctions: consolidated list of targets
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets
Scroll down to PDF or Excel version and Ctrl+F surname
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US Department of State, US Visa Reciprocity by Country
CZECH REPUBLIC
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html
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Global Security, World Military Guide
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/index.html
Pick country required from homepage
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International Organization for Migration (IOM), Czech Republic
http://www.iom.int/countries/czech-republic/general-information
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