Slovakia: IPI condemns violent attack on prominent media commentator

Alarm raised over problematic response of government ministers to physical attack

Slovakia: Media Capture and EMFA Monitoring Report 2025

Fifth in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

Slovakia: Media capture deepens as government tightens grip on public and private media 

Systematic dismantling of media freedom in Slovakia demands urgent EU action 

Slovakia: Media freedom under threat on seventh anniversary of Ján Kuciak murder

Full justice remains elusive seven years after brutal assassination of young investigative reporter

Slovakia: New report highlights growing media freedom crisis

IPI and MFRR partners publish conclusive report following visit to Bratislava in late 2024

Disinformation made in Czechoslovakia

Slovakia and the Czech Republic struggle with challenging climates for disinformation and propaganda

Mission findings: Media freedom in Slovakia under threat 

Media freedom mission calls for guarantees of journalists’ independence and safety

IPI joins press freedom mission to Slovakia amid growing concerns

Mission to support independent media and urge authorities to respect freedom of expression and media freedom

V dôsledku zhoršujúcej sa slobody tlače organizujú partneri pre slobodu médií advokačnú misiu na Slovensko

Misia má za cieľ podporiť nezávislé médiá a naliehať na štátne orgány, aby rešpektovali slobodu prejavu a slobodu médií

IPI and media organizations from across Central and Eastern Europe express their solidarity with Peter Bárdy, editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, as he faces a SLAPP case filed by Prime Minister Fico

Slovakia: Fico sues editor for use of photo

Slovakia’s Prime Minister launches SLAPP case against leading investigative journalist

2024 rule of law report: media freedom organizations urge the EU to enforce stronger safeguards

The European Union and its members must step up to protect journalists amid escalating threats

Media freedom groups call on Slovakia’s Parliament to reject public broadcasting bill

Critics warn: proposed law could seriously undermine the independence of public media

MIF2024: how media organizations are serving their audiences first

The key for building trust in journalism is to listen to communities and learn their needs and wants

MIF2024: In a crisis, innovation requires constant readiness and action

First-hand experiences of innovating during crises from Uganda, the Philippines, Ukraine and Slovakia

IPI condemns shooting of Slovak PM, expresses concerns over backlash against media

Calls for calm and an end to the violent political rhetoric

World Press Freedom Day 2024: Media freedom groups sound the alarm over press freedom in Europe

More than 1,000 media freedom violations recorded in past year

Webinar: World Press Freedom Day 2024, Europe’s press freedom battlegrounds

Independence of Slovakia’s leading TV news channel must be protected

Call for withdrawal of Slovakia’s repressive broadcast law

Slovak government attempts to take over the public broadcaster