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Slovakia may make it Impossible for Transgender People to change their Gender on Documents
The Slovak parliament is expected to vote soon on a bill that will make it impossible for transgender people to change their gender in official documents, Reuters reported, citing BTA.
From Vaccination to War: Slovak Disinformation Outlets Quick to Shift the Conversation
Slovaks have long had the dubious distinction of being the most prone in Europe to believe in conspiracy theories and disinformation, which might explain the prevalence of such sites targeting the Slovak information space.
Riots in the Parliament in Slovakia due to Military Agreement with the US
Turbulent scenes took place yesterday at a special session of the Slovak parliament, dedicated to a controversial military agreement with the United States, DPA reported.
At the beginning of the debate, far-right MPs blocked the speaker's rostrum with a Slovak flag to prevent Conservative Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad from speaking.
Slovak-US Defence Pact Encounters Fierce Resistance
Korčok, a nominee of the coalition party SaS, who has backed the DCA from the outset alongside Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď of OĽaNO, said the pact showed the current government is serious about the country's security and defence policy.
Question Marks over Slovak Quarantine App Fuel Privacy Concerns
With 28 confirmed deaths to date, Slovakia tops the chart of European countries with the lowest number of COVID-19 victims per capita, a source of pride for politicians and healthcare workers.
But the country is also one of the last in Central and Eastern Europe to introduce any kind of digital technology to help tackle the pandemic.
Slovak Village Destroyed by Nazis Finds Allure in Fascism
Maslen's parents, both 30 years old, were among 64 people killed by Nazi soldiers on a freezing Sunday morning in January 1945, a warning to others of the fate that awaited them should they be brave enough to aid the anti-fascist partisans of the Slovak National Uprising.
The youngest victim was 14 months old, a boy shot dead in the arms of his 11-year-old sister.