This article has been co-authored by Frank Markovic and Jana Zilkova.
Slovakia, a small central European country of 5.5 million, is currently experiencing some of its most challenging days – the likes of which can only draw parallels with the 1990s and the era of the semi-autocratic regime of the former Prime Minister Vladimir Mečiar. However, even these parallels that connote the dark days of Slovak journalism during which members of the press corps would regularly be threatened verbally and physically, fall short of the tragedy that has unfolded in the last week.
A 27-year-old investigate journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancé …read more
Source: European Public Affairs
