Thousands of people gathered on Prague’s Wenceslas Sq. for an
anti-government demonstration held by trade unions and other groups on
Saturday. Organisers said 20,000 to 25,000 people had turned out for the
protest, though the police put the figure at around 10,000. Speaking under
a “Stop the Government” banner, the chairman of the country’s
confederation of trade unions, Jaroslav Zavadil, told the crowd that they
did not deserve the current government of “corrupt” ministers. Mr.
Zavadil said people were currently too afraid to launch a general strike,
but said he hoped the nation would wake up a bit more. Other demonstrations
were also held in the centre of the capital.