The Czech Court of Appeal has upheld a seven-month suspended sentence and a three-year ban on teaching imposed by the Prague 6 District Court on teacher Martina Bednaržová for presenting Russia's official position on the situation in Ukraine during a literature class, the ČTK news agency reported.

In May 2025, the Prague 6 District Court sentenced Bednaržová to a suspended term and a ban on teaching for her statements in an eighth-grade literature class at a school in the district. Earlier, the same court had already considered the case and acquitted her. This decision was confirmed by the Prague City Court, but the Supreme Court returned the case for reconsideration in January.

According to Czech media, the prosecution had requested an eight-month suspended sentence and a five-year ban on teaching. The charges involved bringing her to criminal responsibility under the article on “denial of genocide.”

Bednaržová, as noted by Czech media, insisted that she presented verified facts to her students, which were recorded by them on their smartphones. After the incident, the teacher was dismissed.