FASCIST PROTEST
Thousands of demonstrators protest ruling 5-party coalition gov't in CzechiaProtesters demand resignation of government
Askin Kiyagan |12.03.2023
PRAGUE
In an anti-government demonstration held in Prague on Saturday, thousands of people urged peaceful solutions for the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The demonstrators gathered in Wenceslas, a prominent square of the capital, to protest against the five-party coalition government.
The demonstration, under the slogan of "Czechia against Poverty", was organized by various non-governmental organizations, especially right-wing anti-government parties.
Calling on the government to resign, the demonstrators demanded an end to the pressure on social media and the implementation of regulations that would ensure fair and objective reporting.
The demonstrators also called for a peace conference in Czechia to find a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine, and demanded that the arms support to Kyiv be terminated.
They also said the country's largest energy company, CEZ, which is 70% state-owned, should be nationalized due to the energy crisis.
Thousands join anti-government protest in Prague
By AFP
March 11, 2023
Thousands attended the "Czechia against poverty" protest in central Prague - Copyright AFP Aris Messinis
Thousands took to the streets of Prague on Saturday in protest against the Czech government, high inflation and demanding an end to the country’s military support for Ukraine.
The Czech Republic has been battling record inflation levels for a year mainly because of a spike in energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine.
In February, annual inflation in the EU and NATO member state of 10.5 million people reached 16.7 percent.
Saturday’s “Czechia against poverty” rally was organised by a new political party.
“We have gathered here today to take a stand against this poverty,” Jindrich Rajchl, a lawyer leading the non-parliamentary PRO party, told the crowd in central Wenceslas Square.
The protesters called on the centre-right government of Petr Fiala to resign, while Rajchl said he wanted leaders who “care about the interests of Czech citizens first”.
Critics accuse Fiala’s government of caring more about Ukraine with substantial military and humanitarian aid sent to the war-torn country since the invasion started in February 2022.
Protesters also slammed NATO, with Czech media reporting a protester with a loudspeaker called on the crowd to tear down a Ukrainian flag from the National Museum building at the top of Wenceslas Square.
By AFP
March 11, 2023
Thousands attended the "Czechia against poverty" protest in central Prague - Copyright AFP Aris Messinis
Thousands took to the streets of Prague on Saturday in protest against the Czech government, high inflation and demanding an end to the country’s military support for Ukraine.
The Czech Republic has been battling record inflation levels for a year mainly because of a spike in energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine.
In February, annual inflation in the EU and NATO member state of 10.5 million people reached 16.7 percent.
Saturday’s “Czechia against poverty” rally was organised by a new political party.
“We have gathered here today to take a stand against this poverty,” Jindrich Rajchl, a lawyer leading the non-parliamentary PRO party, told the crowd in central Wenceslas Square.
The protesters called on the centre-right government of Petr Fiala to resign, while Rajchl said he wanted leaders who “care about the interests of Czech citizens first”.
Critics accuse Fiala’s government of caring more about Ukraine with substantial military and humanitarian aid sent to the war-torn country since the invasion started in February 2022.
Protesters also slammed NATO, with Czech media reporting a protester with a loudspeaker called on the crowd to tear down a Ukrainian flag from the National Museum building at the top of Wenceslas Square.
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