Jan Kuciak
Slovak Oligarch Kocner Acquitted for Second Time in Kuciak Murder
Marian Kocner arrives accompanied by an escort for the sentencing in the case of the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kuñírová at the Specialized Criminal Court (TS) in Pezinok on Friday May 19, 2023. PHOTO TASR - Jaroslav Novák
More Than Half of Polish Female Journalists Report Suffering Sexual Harassment
Women march to protest against sexual harassment in Geneva, Switzerland, 07 May 2022. EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI
Questions Swirl around Actions of Slovakia’s Prosecutor General
Ever since Pčolinský was detained, Sme Rodina has publicly declared that the charges against him are unlawful, suggesting they were being pressed as revenge within the bigger picture of tensions between and within law enforcement institutions in Slovakia.
Slovaks Hopeful Ahead of Court Ruling in Kuciak Murder Trial
The verdict sent shockwaves though a country that had been expecting a vastly different outcome given the weight of evidence presented in this landmark case, which reshaped the country's political landscape and whose impact is still resonating today.
Beleaguered Slovak Journalists Look to New Media Law for Protection
Factor in swelling doubts over the independence of the public broadcaster and the influence of oligarchic owners with stakes in private media outlets, and Slovakia's fall down the ranking becomes less shocking.
Instead of Celebrations, Crisis Defines Slovak Government’s First Anniversary
Things had all seemed so different a year ago.
Head of EP democracy group finds basis to monitor situation in Slovenia
Ljubljana – Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld (D66/Renew) believes there is sufficient ground for the European Parliament’s Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, which she heads, to start monitoring the situation in Slovenia.
High-Profile Suicide Reveals Fractures in Slovak Society
Milan Lucansky rose to prominence on the back of his high-profile crackdown on notorious criminal clans in Slovakia over the past two decades.
Slovakia’s New Prosecutor General Vows to be “Lion” in Criminal Jungle
Matovic's Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLANO) party campaigned under the slogan "Together against the mafia".
Slovakia Works to End the Corrupt Era of “Our People”
In the past three months alone, the police have arrested all of the top police officials who left their posts in the period since the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée in 2018, as well as the special prosecutor Dusan Kovacik, who was supposed to have been leading the fight against the country's most serious criminals.