Now Babiš’ Czech Republic Wants a Russian-Style ‘Foreign Agents’ Law Against NGOs

Now Babiš’ Czech Republic wants a Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ law against NGOs

The initiative aims to give the government power to arbitrarily persecute anyone, including universities, activists, media, NGOs and others. Those who opt not to register would face fines of up to €600,000.

Czech Republic: Public broadcaster funding and foreign agent-style bill raise alarm

Czech Republic: IPI advocacy mission to Prague raises alarm over looming media freedom threats On 10–11 March, the International Press Institute (IPI) conducted an advocacy mission to Prague together with the IPI National Committee in the Czech Republic (CZ IPI), during which we met with media stakeholders, policymakers and government representatives to assess the media environment in the country. 24 March 2026 During the visit, …