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Illustration DeepSeek

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - Illustration DeepSeek released a purely technical paper report on an overseas social platform, February 18, 2025, Chongqing, China.

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Illustration DeepSeek

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - Illustration DeepSeek released a purely technical paper report on an overseas social platform, February 18, 2025, Chongqing, China.

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Illustration DeepSeek

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - Illustration DeepSeek released a purely technical paper report on an overseas social platform, February 18, 2025, Chongqing, China.

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Illustration DeepSeek

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - Illustration DeepSeek released a purely technical paper report on an overseas social platform, February 18, 2025, Chongqing, China.

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Illustration DeepSeek

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - Illustration DeepSeek released a purely technical paper report on an overseas social platform, February 18, 2025, Chongqing, China.

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Illustration DeepSeek

CHONGQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2025 - Illustration DeepSeek released a purely technical paper report on an overseas social platform, February 18, 2025, Chongqing, China.

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Egyptian FM reiterates addressing Sudan crisis as internal affair

STORY: Egyptian FM reiterates addressing Sudan crisis as internal affair SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and other buildings STORYLINE: Egypt on Monday reaffirmed its firm support in addressing the crisis in Sudan as an internal affair, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made the remarks during a meeting in the capital Cairo with the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello, who visited Egypt as part of his first regional tour since his appointment. The Egyptian top diplomat highlighted the importance of "addressing the conflict in Sudan as a purely Sudanese matter" and vowed Egypt's rejection of interference from "external parties" in the crisis. Both parties stressed the need for more consultations and coordination to assist Sudan in navigating its current challenges, the statement added. Sud

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Tavern III draakon

30.01.2024, Tallinn. Located under the 12th century Raekoda (Town Hall) building in the main square of Old Town Tallinn, Kolmas Draakon (or the Third Dragon) is a small medieval-themed tavern. This charming eatery with its beautiful-period interior is hosted daily by a group of petulant housekeepers whose job it is to entertain all-comers with their brusque and rude service manner. However, this is all purely theatrical a style that is closer to the behaviour that one would have received in the medieval ages. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tavern III draakon

30.01.2024, Tallinn. Located under the 12th century Raekoda (Town Hall) building in the main square of Old Town Tallinn, Kolmas Draakon (or the Third Dragon) is a small medieval-themed tavern. This charming eatery with its beautiful-period interior is hosted daily by a group of petulant housekeepers whose job it is to entertain all-comers with their brusque and rude service manner. However, this is all purely theatrical a style that is closer to the behaviour that one would have received in the medieval ages. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tavern III draakon

30.01.2024, Tallinn. Located under the 12th century Raekoda (Town Hall) building in the main square of Old Town Tallinn, Kolmas Draakon (or the Third Dragon) is a small medieval-themed tavern. This charming eatery with its beautiful-period interior is hosted daily by a group of petulant housekeepers whose job it is to entertain all-comers with their brusque and rude service manner. However, this is all purely theatrical a style that is closer to the behaviour that one would have received in the medieval ages. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tavern III draakon

30.01.2024, Tallinn. Located under the 12th century Raekoda (Town Hall) building in the main square of Old Town Tallinn, Kolmas Draakon (or the Third Dragon) is a small medieval-themed tavern. This charming eatery with its beautiful-period interior is hosted daily by a group of petulant housekeepers whose job it is to entertain all-comers with their brusque and rude service manner. However, this is all purely theatrical a style that is closer to the behaviour that one would have received in the medieval ages. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tavern III draakon

30.01.2024, Tallinn. Located under the 12th century Raekoda (Town Hall) building in the main square of Old Town Tallinn, Kolmas Draakon (or the Third Dragon) is a small medieval-themed tavern. This charming eatery with its beautiful-period interior is hosted daily by a group of petulant housekeepers whose job it is to entertain all-comers with their brusque and rude service manner. However, this is all purely theatrical a style that is closer to the behaviour that one would have received in the medieval ages. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Egypt, Saudi Arabia urge for "purely Arab" solutions to regional crises

STORY: Egypt, Saudi Arabia urge for "purely Arab" solutions to regional crises DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry 2. various of the meeting between Egyptian and Saudi foreign ministers STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Tuesday in Cairo, where they called for Arab unity, solidarity and joint action to resolve crises in the Arab world. The meeting addressed ways to enhance mechanisms of Egyptian-Saudi consultation and coordination on regional issues, including the conflicts in Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Syria, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement. The two ministers stressed the need to advance the frameworks of joint Arab action and solidarity in facing various regional crises through "purely Arab" solutions in order to preserve Arab national security. The Egyptian and Saudi top diplomats also discussed ways to push for

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U.S. downing Chinese civilian airship irrational, unprofessional: expert

STORY: U.S. downing Chinese civilian airship irrational, unprofessional: expert DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG JIN, President of the Chinese Society of International Law STORYLINE: The recent moves by the United States in dealing with a stray Chinese civilian unmanned airship are in serious contravention of international law and customary international practice. An expert in international law made the remark in Beijing, describing the U.S. actions as irrational and unprofessional. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG JIN, President of the Chinese Society of International Law "This was a purely unexpected and isolated event. The United States' approach to the incident is obviously overreaction and deliberate hype. It is not the first time an unauthorized civilian airship has drifted into the airspace of another country. In this kind of situation, one of the basic rules is to avoid the use of weapons against the civil aircraft

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U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship has "grave impact" on bilateral ties: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship has "grave impact" on bilateral ties: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: While commenting on the U.S. using force against a Chinese civilian unmanned airship that entered the U.S. airspace caused by force majeure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that it was "a clear overreaction," and had a grave impact on the efforts and progress made by China and the U.S. in stabilizing bilateral relations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The entry of a Chinese civilian unmanned airship into the U.S. airspace is purely an unintended, unexpected and isolated event caused by force majeure. The facts are clear and shall not be distorted or misrepresented. Despite that, the U.S. still decided to use force against the civilian airship even as it was

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IAEA remains dubious about Iran's nuclear stance

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says at the IAEA's regular board meeting in Vienna on Sept. 15, 2014, that the U.N. nuclear watchdog takes a dim view of Iran's oft-delayed promise to meet its confidence-building obligations designed to ensure that its nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes.

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Buyer of pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo HQ

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Chuvaamed Erdenebat, president of Avar Limited Liability Company, speaks with reporters in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Oct. 24, 2013, after his company recently placed the winning bid for the Tokyo headquarters of a pro-Pyongyang group at auction. Erdenebat said his company did so purely for business reasons and has no links with the North Korean regime.

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010, as Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara summoned Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Bely told reporters the president's move was made purely from the standpoint of domestic politics and has no significant impact internationally.

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Food processor raided on suspicion of false labeling

NAGASAKI, Japan - Police investigators raid food processor Cassey Co.'s plant in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 21 over allegations that the company mixed foreign-grown vegetables with domestic ones and sold them as purely domestic.

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China announces 17.6% rise in military spending

BEIJING, China - The Chinese government announced March 4 it will increase defense spending by 17.6 percent in 2008, marking the 20th straight year of double-digit growth in its military budget. Jiang Enzhu (in this photo), a spokesman for China's National People's Congress, or parliament, told reporters that the government will spend 417,769 million yuan (about $58.79 billion) on its military this year, but its aim is purely defensive.

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E-buses co-produced by China and Egypt serving at COP27

STORY: E-buses co-produced by China and Egypt serving at COP27 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP27 2. STANDUP (English): SHEN DANLIN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of electric buses 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN TONG, Western Asia Sales Manager, Overseas Sales Company, Higer Bus Company Limited STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SHEN DANLIN, Xinhua correspondent "At the ongoing COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, 30 purely electric buses, co-produced by China and Egypt, provide green and low-carbon transportation at the COP venues." The buses are among the 300 electric buses serving the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN TONG, Western Asia Sales Manager, Overseas Sales Company, Higer Bus Company Limited "This is the first time that Higer has cooperated with Egyptian partner Gha

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People-centered philosophy is foundation of CPC's mission: U.S. expert

STORY: People-centered philosophy is foundation of CPC's mission: U.S. expert DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:36 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation STORYLINE: Having witnessed firsthand China's changes over the past decade, Robert Lawrence Kuhn is deeply impressed by what China has achieved. He highlights three key phrases illustrating China's development. POVERTY ALLEVIATION SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation "Rather than just having a quantitative expression of what 'Xiaokangshehui,' moderately prosperous (society), means, on a purely economic quantitative number, (Beijing) added that China must eliminate all extreme or absolute poverty at the same time. And here was the

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U.S. chips bill purely protectionist law : French economist

STORY: U.S. chips bill purely protectionist law : French economist DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of ParisSOUNDBITE (French): JEAN-MARC DANIEL, French economist STORYLINE: A Paris-based French economist has said that the Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress is a purely protectionist law. Jean-Marc Daniel, an economist, professor and editor of the magazine Societal said in a recent interview with Xinhua that historically all countries that turned to protectionism have been losers. SOUNDBITE (French): JEAN-MARC DANIEL, French economist "I do think that this law is a purely protectionist law. In a way, the fact of depending on the Asians, and particularly the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans, for the future of their economy and their industry is humiliating. So they are ready to make an effort. What they don't see is that it's not a question of saying but of doing and acting. And once you get down to the concrete, at the m

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Audi FAW NEV project breaks ground in NE China

STORY: Audi FAW NEV project breaks ground in NE China DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of manufacture of vehicles STORYLINE: Audi FAW new-energy vehicle (NEV) project broke ground on Tuesday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. The joint venture project, with an investment of over 30 billion yuan (about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars), is designed to have an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles. The facility, Audi's first production base specifically for purely electric vehicles in China, is expected to be completed and go into operation at the end of 2024. It will firstly produce high-end models of the A6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron. Audi holds a majority stake in the NEV joint venture with major Chinese automaker FAW. The new project came as German luxury carmaker Audi AG seeks to cash in on China's fast-growing NEV market, analysts said. In the first five months of this yea

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Aerology Labs' hybrid drone prototype, the AeroRange Pro.

Aerology Lab (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture) announced on April 14 that it has developed a prototype of a "purely Japanese" flying robot (drone), "AeroRange Pro" (photo), which consists entirely of parts made in Japan. In general, drones rely on parts made in China for most of their components. The company aims to start mass production in small lots by December. (Minato Ward, Osaka City), which operates an open innovation base, Kobashi Robotics (Minami Ward, Okayama City), which supports mass production, and Liberace (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), which comprehensively supports venture businesses from trial manufacture to mass production. The company is promoting speedy manufacturing in cooperation with town factories in Kansai and other regions. The hybrid drone combines an engine and an electric motor. It is said to be the industry's first purely domestic product in this field. Photo taken on May 14, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Purely Belter (2000)

Film Poster Film: Purely Belter (2000) 12 May 2000 Date: 12 May 2000

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PURELY BELTER

PURELY BELTER Date: 2000

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PURELY BELTER

PURELY BELTER Date: 2000

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PURELY BELTER

PURELY BELTER CHARLIE HARDWICK AND UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS WITH BABY Date: 2000

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PURELY BELTER

PURELY BELTER GREG McLANE AND CHRIS BEATTIE PICTURE FROM THE RONALD GRANT ARCHIVE A FILMFOUR PRODUCTION PURELY BELTER GREG McLANE AND CHRIS BEATTIE A FILMFOUR PRODUCTION Date: 2000

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Pope Francis visits refugee camp, takes 12 Syrians back with him

Pope Francis holds up a drawing made by a young Syrian refugee while speaking with reporters on April 16, 2016, aboard a plane returning from the Greek island of Lesbos, the site of a major refugee camp that he visited earlier that day. Also on the plane were 12 Syrian Muslims from three families that the Pope was bringing with him to Italy in a gesture he insisted was "purely humanitarian," not political. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope Francis visits refugee camp, takes 12 Syrians back with him

Syrian refugees disembark from a plane at Ciampino airport in Rome on April 16, 2016, after Pope Francis brought them back with him following his visit to a major refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos earlier in the day. The Pope brought 12 Syrian Muslims from three families in a gesture he said was "purely humanitarian," not political. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin's Mercian to ramp up production of "100% made-in-Japan" wine

Kiyoshi Yokoyama, president of winemaker Mercian Corp., promotes his company's "made-in-Japan" wine at a press conference in Tokyo on June 29, 2015. The subsidiary of beverage giant Kirin Co. plans to expand its vineyard in Nagano Prefecture by 7 hectares to ramp up production of the brand's purely domestically produced wine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China announces 17.6% rise in military spending

BEIJING, China - The Chinese government announced March 4 it will increase defense spending by 17.6 percent in 2008, marking the 20th straight year of double-digit growth in its military budget. Jiang Enzhu (in this photo), a spokesman for China's National People's Congress, or parliament, told reporters that the government will spend 417,769 million yuan (about $58.79 billion) on its military this year, but its aim is purely defensive. (Kyodo)

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Food processor raided on suspicion of false labeling

NAGASAKI, Japan - Police investigators raid food processor Cassey Co.'s plant in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 21 over allegations that the company mixed foreign-grown vegetables with domestic ones and sold them as purely domestic. (Kyodo)

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IAEA remains dubious about Iran's nuclear stance

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says at the IAEA's regular board meeting in Vienna on Sept. 15, 2014, that the U.N. nuclear watchdog takes a dim view of Iran's oft-delayed promise to meet its confidence-building obligations designed to ensure that its nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes. (Kyodo)

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Japan protests Medvedev's island visit

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Bely speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010, as Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara summoned Bely to protest Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashiri Island, one of a group of Russian-held but Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido. Bely told reporters the president's move was made purely from the standpoint of domestic politics and has no significant impact internationally. (Kyodo)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova, Tomas Nemecek

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), left, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek (right) told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), right, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Helena Valkova

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO), photo, remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Tomas Nemecek

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO) remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek (photo) told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Tomas Nemecek

Lower house deputy Helena Valkova (ANO) remains government human rights commissioner and will not step down after Czech media criticised her for publishing a joint article with Communist prosecutor Josef Urvalek, government human rights commission member Tomas Nemecek (photo) told CTK today, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Valkova, who also chairs the Chamber of Deputies committee on petitions, gained the support of the majority of the members of the government human rights commission, with two members, lawyer Nemecek and academic Hubert Smekal from the Masaryk University's Faculty of Social Sciences, resigning in protest. Urvalek is notorious for his lead role in the 1950s Communist show trials. When asked about the article she wrote with Urvalek in the second half of the 1970s, Valkova said she was not aware of his history and considered her work to be purely professional. The government human rights commission has 25 members, 15 of which represent government institutions and 10, including Nemecek and Smekal, represent the public. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)