Thousands of staff at Czech public broadcasters strike over funding plans
Employees of Czech Radio and Czech Television announce the one-day strike at a press conference last week in Prague. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPAView image in fullscreenEmployees of Czech Radio and Czech Television announce the one-day strike at a press conference last week in Prague. “A large part of society remembers what the news looked like when politicians chose the content before 1989.
- ▪Employees of Czech Radio and Czech Television announce the one-day strike at a press conference last week in Prague.
- ▪Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPAView image in fullscreenEmployees of Czech Radio and Czech Television announce the one-day strike at a press conference last week in Prague.
- ▪“A large part of society remembers what the news looked like when politicians chose the content before 1989.
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Employees of Czech Radio and Czech Television announce the one-day strike at a press conference last week in Prague. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPAView image in fullscreenEmployees of Czech Radio and Czech Television announce the one-day strike at a press conference last week in Prague. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPACzechiaThousands of staff at Czech public broadcasters strike over funding plansIndustrial action is biggest escalation yet in months-long dispute with populist government of Andrej BabišAnna Koslerova in PragueMon 22 Jun 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThousands of public service media employees in Czechia are holding a 24-hour strike after the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej Babiš, pushed ahead with controversial plans to change the way…
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