Thousands of people protested in Prague on Sunday against government plans to change funding for public broadcasters.

Critics accuse Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his coalition of trying to gain greater control over the media.

Opponents have compared the proposed changes to media policies pursued by Robert Fico in Slovakia and Viktor Orbán in Hungary.

Demonstrators gathered outside the public television headquarters, carrying banners that read “Hands off public media,” the DW has reported.

Protest organizers said public media belong to citizens, not politicians, and vowed to resist any attempt to undermine their independence.