Protesters Try to Enter Prague Parliament
Protesters in Prague attempted to breach the parliament building. Last evening, an action took place in Prague, with participants opposing the government's plans to cancel fees for funding Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo), according to the local newspaper Aktualne.
Consensus
- Protesters in Prague attempted to enter the building of the Chamber of Deputies.
- The protest was against the government's plan to abolish the fee for television and radio receivers and shift public broadcasting funding to the state budget.
- The police prevented the protesters from entering the parliament building.
- No arrests were made during the incident.
- The protest took place at night, after 22:00.
- Several dozen protesters were involved in the attempt to enter the building.
Points of divergence
- The protest was held on Malostranská Square. — tg_echoonline_news
- The protest was specifically against the reform of public broadcasting financing, with participants fearing loss of media independence due to direct state funding. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Protesters in Prague tried to breach the parliament building — ЭХО / Новости
- In Prague, protesters tried to breach the parliament building — Вести