Student wearing a homemade cardboard TV shape over his head
Students at a protest in Prague on Tuesday in support of the public broadcasters. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA
Students at a protest in Prague on Tuesday in support of the public broadcasters. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA
Protest in Prague over media freedom expected to be one of biggest in Czechia’s history

Hundreds of thousands expected to rally against plan to scrap licence fees and fund broadcasters from state budget

Hundreds of thousands of Czechs are expected to rally in Prague on Sunday to protest against what they say is a government attempt to stifle media freedom.