PRAGUE — Tens of thousands of Czech citizens filled the streets of the capital Sunday, turning out in a show of mass opposition to a controversial policy proposal from populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ruling coalition that critics warn would fatally undermine the independence of the country’s public broadcasting sector. The demonstration assembled directly outside the headquarters of Czech public television, building on a wave of similar protest actions that have already swept through regional capitals and Prague in recent weeks. The gathering comes 24 hours before public media employees are set to stage a nationwide warning strike to push back against the restructuring plan.
Thousands of Czechs rally against a government plan to overhaul the funding of public broadcasters
