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Petr Kubalek

Petr Kubalek is a producer in RFE/RL's Multimedia Department. He has a master's degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Charles University in Prague and has a special interest in Middle Eastern minorities, with a particular focus on the Yazidis.

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December 18, 2024
Syrians Expect 'Serious Soul-Searching' From Russia Over Assad Support

As expatriate Syrians celebrate the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power, they also voice support for Ukraine as it continues to face an invasion by Russia -- the country that backed the fugitive Syrian president's rule.
December 15, 2024
Syrians Rally In Prague, Change Flag At Embassy

Dozens of Syrian diaspora members in the Czech Republic -- joined by local sympathizers -- rallied in downtown Prague to welcome the removal of President Bashar al-Assad's rule. The December 14 rally continued at the Syrian Embassy.
November 03, 2019
The Afghan President (To Be) Who Lived A Secret Life In A Czechoslovak Forest

Declassified files in Prague have revealed details of the secret life of Afghan President Babrak Karmal in Czechoslovakia 40 years ago.
August 06, 2018
Return To Halabja: The Legacy Of Chemical Weapons

A survivor of the 1988 chemical gas attack on the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja makes a remarkable journey back home to discover his lost family, his people, and himself.
March 15, 2018
Halabja Gas-Attack Survivors Fight For Lives, Justice 30 Years On

Survivors of one of worst-ever gas attacks on civilians struggle with the toxic legacy of chemical weapons.
March 12, 2018
Halabja's Lost Son

He was the only child in his family to survive Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical-weapons attack on the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja. After being adopted in Iran, Zmnako Muhammad Ahmad has made the emotional journey back home to discover his roots.
August 08, 2014
Explainer: The Yazidi Minority In Iraq

Islamic militants this week encircled thousands of members of the Yazidi minority in northern Iraq, prompting the Obama administration to carry out humanitarian air drops to the refugees who fled their homes to Mount Sinjar. Who are the Yazidis?

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