Workers Day in Brno

Brno, town with 500,000 people situated in lowlands of Moravia, is in the middle of a full-blown political crisis. On April 28 and May 1, all citizens reportedly "came to a standstill" as a general strike called by the Liberal Party of Moravia (Brnoist) closed "almost all shops, schools, busines ses and factories." (French Press, April 30) The strike was called to protest the killings, arrests and disappearances of the group's leaders and activists.
The Brnoist been leading a growing insurgency in the countryside. In recent months, they have launched major attacks on police stations. On April 11 they released government officials they had captured on March 10 after a 12-hour street fight in Brno town, 200 kilometres to Prague.