Prime Minister Andrej Babis' new right-wing populist government wants to bring the Czech public broadcaster under its control ...

With press freedom already being actively suppressed in Slovakia, the incoming populist government in Czechia could open up a further battleground for media independence. In a video published on ...

New ruling coalition threatens to cut funding to public service media and impose restrictions on private sector media that engage in "political activity" and receive foreign funding. This statement ...

IFEX joins other media freedom groups in underscoring the importance of cross party support for independent journalism and media freedom as part of a democratic society. This statement was originally ...

Google Doodle is celebrating Czech Republic Freedom and Democracy Day 2023 on Friday, November 17. Thousands of people joined Czechoslovakian students to protest against the Nazi occupation of their ...

The Czech Freedom and Direct Democracy Party (SPD/ID) said on Wednesday (22 May) it would not share the same European political group with the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), following the same ...

The Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas faces a vote of no confidence after an amnesty for prisoners by Czech President Vaclav Klaus sparks protests. Dow Jones's Leos Rousek looks at the risks for the ...