The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed alarm over Slovak authorities’ interrogation on Tuesday of Czech investigative journalist Pavla Holcová during which police seized Holcová’s phone. Holcová, the head of the Czech Centre for Investigative Journalism, was summoned by police to Bratislava, ostensibly in order to provide information related to the February murder of Slovak […]

Thousands of Slovaks marched in Bratislava on May 4 to protest against attacks on freedom of press in the country and to demand a proper investigation into the killing of reporter Ján Kuciak, who exposed corruption in the government. According to media reports some 15,000 to 20,000 people participated in the protest, which was held […]

Zur deutschen Version Today marks two months since Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner, archaeologist Martina Kušnírová, were found shot dead, execution-style, in their home in the town of Veľká Mača. Police immediately suspected that the murder was related to Kuciak’s work as an investigative journalist for the online news site Aktuality.sk, where he […]

Read in English Heute ist es genau zwei Monate her, dass der slowakische Journalist Ján Kuciak und seine Verlobte, die Archäologin Martina Kušnírová, exekutionsartig ermordet in ihrem Haus in Veľká Mača aufgefunden wurden. Die Polizei vermutete sofort, dass der Mord etwas mit Kuciaks Arbeit als Enthüllungsjournalist für die Online-Nachrichtenseite Aktuality.sk zu tun hatte. Dort berichtete […]