https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/thousands-protest-in-prague-against-public-media-funding-reformsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/thousands-protest-in-prague-against-public-media-funding-reformshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/thousands-protest-in-prague-against-public-media-funding-reforms#u163479Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:06:26 +0000Thousands of demonstrators filled Prague's Old Town Square on Sunday to protest the Czech government's proposed public media funding overhaul. Protesters and critics allege that the legislative changes, which would replace public media licence fees with state budget funding and reduce budgets by 15 percent, threaten press freedom and media independence. The backlash follows a rare overnight vote and an unexpectedly fast-tracked first reading in the lower house by government lawmakers outside the planned order of proceedings.Why it mattersThe dispute centers on proposed reforms to the