In Prague, more than 400,000 people protested against government plans to change the funding of public media, Edens writes.
The collaborators fear that the government's decision threatens the independence of the media. The organizers suggest withdrawing the draft law to cancel the concession fees and start a dialogue with the authorities.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said that he respects the citizens' right to protest, but does not agree with their demands. He assured that the government does not plan to control the public media.
Demonstrations broke out after the Czech government decided to cancel mandatory fees for public television and radio, as well as cut their budgets by 1.4 billion kroner (about 2.9 billion UAH).
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