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Why Czech media freedom remains fragile after 2021 election

This piece is published in collaboration with HlidaciPes as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. After a coalition of the Czech Republic’s traditional parties won the 2021 election, ousting oligarch Andrej Babiš, there was hope for widespread media reform in the country – but so far those hopes have […]

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Czech Republic: Independence of public broadcasters must be insulated against future attacks

Press freedom in the Czech Republic has undergone a welcome boost since the government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala came to power. The undersigned media freedom and journalists organisations today urge the new administration to use this momentum to push forward with amendments which will strengthen the institutional independence of Česká televize (Czech Television) and […]

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Council of Europe Report: Red lights flashing for media freedom

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists in publishing the 2022 annual report, which identifies growing challenges for media freedom across the region. While European countries still pack the first ranks in press freedom indexes, the […]

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IPI publishes report on media capture in the Czech Republic

The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a new report on media freedom and independence in the Czech Republic. The report focuses on the spread of media capture under the former government of Andrej Babiš and sets forth recommendations for the new government of Petr Fiala to reform and strengthen independence and pluralism in the […]

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