The Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic

Extremism

Report on the Issue of Extremism in the Czech Republic in 1999

• Annotation

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Definition of Terms
3. Trends for and Nature of the Extremist Scene in 1999
   1. 3.1 The Extremist Scene in the Czech Republic in 1999 (in comparison with 1998)
      1. 3.1.1 General Characteristics
      2. 3.1.2 Right-wing Extremist Scene
      3. 3.1.3 Left-wing Extremist Secene
      4. 3.1.4 Dangerous Sects and Pseudo-religious Organisations
      5. 3.1.5 Terrorism as a Potential Means of Achieving Extremist Objectives
4. Crimes Motivated by Racial, National and Other Intolerance or Committed by Supporters of Extremist Groups
   1. 4.1 Background
   2. 4.2 The Most Important Cases in terms of the Czech Police
   3. 4.3 Description of Crimes Committed by Skinhead Movement and Right-wing Extremist Scene Supporters
   4. 4.4 Extremist Crimes in Individual Regions
   5. 4.5 Risk Regions in terms of Extremist Crime Incidence
   6. 4.6 Threats Connected to the Extremist Scene
5. Fundamental Trends for Extremist Activities Abroad
   1. 5.1 The Extremist Scene in the Central European Geopolitical Area
   2. 5.2 Up-to-date Technology and Extremists
6. Evaluation of the Czech Republic on the International Forum in 1999 in terms of the Quality of Combating Racism and Anti-Semitism
   1. 6.1 Evaluation of the Czech Republic by International Organisations from the Perspective of Observation of Human Rights
   2. 6.2 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Activities
7. The Measures Adopted to Eliminate Extremist Crimes
   1. 7.1 Activities of the Czech Government
   2. 7.2 Activities of the Ministry of Interior and the Czech Police
   3. 7.3 Activities of the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office
   4. 7.4 Activities of the Ministry of Defence
   5. 7.5 Activities of the Ministry of Culture
   6. 7.6 Activities of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
   7. 7.7 Activities of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports
8. Conclusion

• Annex No. 1: Right-wing Extremist Events (demonstrations, meetings, and concerts) Monitored by the Czech Police in 1999
• Annex No. 2: Districts Where the Czech Police Recorded Seats of Right-wing Extremist Organisations
• Annex No. 3: The Number of Crimes of Extremist Nature and Their Proportion of the Nation-wide Crimes of This Kind
• Annex No. 4: Estimated Numbers of Skinhead and Anarcho-autonomous Movement Supporters in Individual Regions in the Czech Republic as of 31st December 1999 (in comparison with 1998)
• Annex No. 5: Districts with the Highest Concentrations of Skinhead Movement Supporters
• Annex No. 6: Districts with the Highest Concentrations of Anarcho-autonomous Supporters
• Annex No. 7: The Most Serious Cases in the Czech Republic in 1999 from the Point of View of the Czech Police
• Annex No. 8: Crimes of Racial or Other Extremist Nature Recorded in the Czech Republic in 1999
• Annex No. 9: Proportion of Individual Regions in Crimes of Extremist Nature in the Czech Republic in 1999
• Annex No. 10: Districts/Areas Affected on a Long-term Basis by Extremist Activities (divided into three zones according to risk)
• Annex No. 11: Extracts from the Articles Published in REPUBLIKA Weekly in 1999
• Annex No. 12: The Final Communiqué from the International Conference on the "Role of the Police Forces in the Suppression of Racism and Xenophobia"
• Annex No. 13: Overview of Extremist Crimes and Offences
• The list of abbreviations