| Klinika | |
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 Entrance to Klinika in 2016 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Evicted squat |
| Address | Jeseniova 60 |
| Town or city | Prague |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50°05′16″N14°27′59″E / 50.0877775°N 14.4663731°E /50.0877775; 14.4663731 |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Closed | 2019 |
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| klinika | |
Klinika was asquattedself-managed social centre inŽižkov,Prague, from 2014 until 2019. It followed in the tradition ofanarchist projects such asLadronka andMilada.[1]
The building was firstoccupied in 2014 as part of ahousing rights demonstration. It was quickly evicted. A campaign then began which resulted in the Finance Minister offering a one year rent-free contract, which began on March 2, 2015. When the contract was not prolonged, the centre simply reverted to being squatted again after a solidarity demonstration of 2,000 people.[1]In 2016 the owner, the Office for Government Representation in Property Affairs (Úřad pro zastupování státu ve věcech majetkových – ÚZSVM), claimed the centre needed to be evicted because it was required for a different use, although no permits had been issued.[2]
Klinika was used by many different groups. It had a concert space,infoshop, library, bar and a large garden. Regular events included a community laundry, a creche, language lessons and solidarity events.[1][3]
After demonstrations both for and against migration on February 6 2016, Klinika was attacked by a group of neo-Nazis. The next day there was a solidarity demonstration attended by 400 people.[4] A spokesperson for the project said “We sent 150 carloads of clothes and other things to Hungary, Croatia, Serbia – wherever we could help. We don’t have many refugees in the Czech Republic, so Klinika acts as a lightning rod for the anger in Czech society towards them.”[5]A court ruling then closed the centre but on appeal it was reopened again after a few weeks.[6]
The centre was evicted in January 2019, despite the political support ofCzech Young Greens andDemocracy in Europe Movement 2025.[7][8] Unlike previous evictions, this time the building was then secured and not resquatted.[9][10]The authorities calculated the cost of the eviction as 1,640,000 Czech crowns (64,400 euros) and are attempting to recover the money from a member of the collective.[11]
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