# Thousands protest in Prague against public media funding reforms

https://mins.news/en/item/115101

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-25 23:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/25/thousands-protest-in-prague-against-public-media-funding-reforms?traffic_source=rss

> Several thousand people protested in Prague against plans to replace household licence fees for public radio and television with state budget funding. Demonstrators say the proposal by Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his coalition threatens press freedom. The lower house approved fast-tracking the bill; it still requires upper-house approval.

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