Thousands Protest in Prague over Plan to Cut Public Media Financing
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Thousands of protesters, including students and artists, took to the streets of Prague and other cities on Tuesday to support employees of Czech public television and radio who are striking against a government plan to cut funding and redirect it to the state budget.
More than 8,000 people gathered in Brno to support the independence of public media. The event started at 4:36 p.m., Náměstí Svobody was filled in advance, so the transport company had to divert trams. The rally is organized by the Veřejnoprávně initiative, which is supported by striking employees of Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo). They do not agree with the abolition of concession fees and the transfer of public media under […]
Not only in Wenceslas Square in Prague. Thousands of people are also protesting against the proposal to abolish media fees in Brno and Ostrava.
Two protest actions in support of Czech Television and Czech Radio will take place in the center of Brno in the afternoon. A student march will leave Zelný trh at 3:30 PM and end at Náměstí Svobody. There, the demonstration will begin at a symbolic 4:36 PM, which refers to the time when the government sent a proposal for the abolition of concession fees for public media and their financing from the state budget to the second reading.
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