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Czechs use anniversary of Velvet Revolution to pressure PM

By Karel Janicek, Associated Press

Massive crowd in Prague call for Czech PM’s resignation

The biggest anti-government protest in Prague since the 1989 pro-democratic Velvet Revolution is underway as Czechs urge Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign.

By Associated Press

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Stoppard Play Uses Rock Music to Stage a ‘Revolution’

Playwright Tom Stoppard's latest work, "Rock'n'Roll," takes a new look at Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution, which toppled the then Soviet-backed Communist government. Jeffrey Brown looks at Stoppard's inspirations and talks to actors about portraying his characters.

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