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Czech Republic public media funding protests October 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 25
OCT 25 · Day 1
Thousands protest in Prague against public media funding reforms
The plan would cut funding for public media by about 15 percent.
Andrej Babis said the plan is not an attack on media independence but a matter of funding transparency.
The Czech lower house of parliament approved fast-tracking the bill in an overnight vote on Saturday.