in the Czech capital Prague an estimated 250 000 demonstrators showed today view, told the protest organizers on Saturday. According to police, there were 200 000 people. Suurmielenosoitus to what was expected 100 000 participants, but the figure rose in June a major demonstration in the figures.

protesters were protesting the government and the prime minister of Andrej Babišia . Protesters, according to Babiš is a threat to democracy, because he has a political role in addition influence the business world.

the Protests celebrate also the velvet revolution anniversary 30. Demonstration talked about the 80-century dissidents.

– the Fight for freedom and democracy will never end, said the protest organizers, hear Benjamin Roll.

Thousands of people demonstrated in Prague on Saturday. Martin Divisek / EPA

in the Place screaming “we’re here”-scream, which is told to have been a reminder of the decades of protests.

17. November 1989 in the then Czechoslovakia started the student movement and its suppression lead to eventually the communist regime’s downfall. The protests began weeks after the Berlin wall was broken.

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“We don’t want to be the next Hungary or Poland” – Czech months break have been protests back to the streets in a velvet revolution anniversary

Sources: Reuters

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