The Czech cabinet met today to try agree urgent legislative amendments to resolve a crisis at the country's state TV service where journalists are on strike to protest alleged political meddling.
The meeting of Prime Minister Milos Zeman's government came ahead of a planned mass demonstration on the symbolic Wenceslas Square later today to support the Czech Television (CT) journalists.
The journalists are calling for the ousting of their new boss Mr Jiri Hodac, who they allege has close ties with the right-wing Civic Democratic Party (ODS) of former prime minister Mr Vaclav Klaus.
The journalists have been occupying CT headquarters for over a week following Mr Hodac's appointment on December 20th and on Monday escalated their protest to an all-out strike.
AFP