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

Murders of journalists in Slovakia and Malta spark serious questions about the safety of investigative journalists in Europe

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 and the safety of journalists in the EU.

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