A small group of Czechs who have been seeking justice for almost 70 years have now been promised they will be compensated for property lost before and after WWII. The Czechs lost out when the Hungarians and then the Soviet Union took over Subcarpathian Ruthenia – formerly the most eastern tip of Czechoslovakia. After many setbacks, Czech lawmakers have now given the final go-ahead for compensation. Most of the spotlight regarding restitution and justice was focussed this week on the recovery of Jewish property looted during WWII as an international conference concluded in Prague. So a decision by Czech President Václav Klaus to sign into law a proposal offering compensation to Czechs who lost property in Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia - or Subcarpathian Rus - grabbed few headlines. The move however marks a turnaround by the... [read full story]
