People hold a banner reading "Hands off rtvs (Slovakian public radio and tv) " as they take part in a protest organised by the Slovakian opposition parties in Bratislava, Wednesday, March. 27, 2024. People in Bratislava have formed a human chain around the building of Slovakia’s public radio and television to protest a plan by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to take over the broadcasters. The plan has been condemned President Zuzana Čaputová, opposition parties, local journalists, international media organizations, the European Commission and others have warned the changes would give the government’s full control of public broadcasting. (Pavol Zachar/TASR via AP)
People take part in a protest organised by the Slovakian opposition parties in Bratislava, Wednesday, March. 27, 2024. People in Bratislava have formed a human chain around the building of Slovakia’s public radio and television to protest a plan by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to take over the broadcasters. The plan has been condemned President Zuzana Čaputová, opposition parties, local journalists, international media organizations, the European Commission and others have warned the changes would give the government’s full control of public broadcasting. (Pavol Zachar/TASR via AP)