Czechia: Scores protest against public media reform

A protest against plans to abolish broadcasting fees in Czechia drew between 350,000 and 450,000 people in Prague , organizers said. The amount of protesters resulted in overcrowded public transport, with many people traveling from other cities by bus and train. According to protesters, the plan could bring public broadcasters under the control of the country's right-wing government under billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Babis himself defended the plan last week, saying that his government is not interested in controlling or nationalizing public media. "None of what the people are protesting against… is true," he said.