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

Tens of thousands of Czechs are rallying in Prague to protest against what they say is a government attempt to stifle media freedom.

The gathering on Sunday to save the mandatory licence fees that fund Czechia’s public broadcasters could be one of the biggest in the country’s history, organisers say.