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Despite murdered journalist, verbal attacks on media continue in Central Europe

Zur deutschen Version The execution-style murders of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, shocked Slovakia, shook up the country’s politics and spurred the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico. While Kuciak’s work, including a posthumously published investigation into ties between Fico confidants and the Italian mafia, tapped into widespread animus over corruption, it […]

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VIDEO – Slovakia stands up for press freedom after Ján Kuciak murder

Week after week, Slovak people have taken part in large protests since the murders of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner, archaeologist Martina Kušnírová, in February. Kuciak’s murder comes only five months after Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist, was killed in a car bombing. The murders raise serious concerns about press freedom […]

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Slovak journalist sentenced to three years in prison for defamation

Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned a three-year suspended prison sentence and journalism ban given to Slovak journalist Lukáš Milan on criminal defamation charges. The verdict comes amidst a national political crisis in Slovakia following the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak in February. Like Kuciak, Milan was investigating alleged […]

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K dispozícii je nový fond na podporu investigatívnej žurnalistiky v EÚ

English. Od dnešného dňa je k dispozícii nový fond s prostriedkami v hodnote až 450 000 EUR na podporu cezhraničnej investigatívnej žurnalistiky v Európskej únii. Fond sprístupnil Medzinárodný tlačový inštitút (IPI) a Európske centrum pre slobodu tlače a médií (ECPMF). http://www.ij4eu.net/ Fond Investigatívna žurnalistika pre Európu (#IJ4EU) má podporovať a posilňovať spoluprácu medzi novinármi a redakciami v Európskej únii na odhaleniach vo verejnom záujme, […]

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