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Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Bordering on disbelief
Ignoring child prostitution along the Czech-German frontier won't make it go away.
Cathrin Schauer isn't likely to become an idol of the Czech public anytime soon. Her new book Children Walk the Streets: A Report From the Czech-German Border has probably created as much commotion as anything published here in recent years.
Politicians talk about the disgrace of the country abroad. Police want to file a legal complaint. The Czech media call her a liar, and even some of Schauer's peers in the nonprofit world don't believe her.

· Acid Tongues are Out to discredit Schauer: Self Interest Prevails [Prague Post]