In much of Europe, the election in Slovakia was seen as a bellwether of mainstream support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. But voters seemed most concerned with pocketbook issues.
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Awarding the Nobel Prize to Journalists Recognizes the Growing Repression of Media
Around the world, journalists find themselves under growing pressure. An estimated 274 journalists were imprisoned for their work in 2020, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Businessman Acquitted in Murder of Jan Kuciak, Journalist in Slovakia
Marian Kocner was acquitted of ordering the 2018 killing of an investigative journalist that set off anticorruption protests.
‘Slovakia Has Woken Up’: Governing Party Suffers Decisive Election Defeat
The loss paves the way for a new governing coalition after the main opposition group ran a campaign under the slogan “Together Against the Mafia.”
Journalist’s Murder Puts a Tycoon, and a Nation, on Trial
The killing of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée shocked Slovakia. The trial of the businessman accused of ordering it promises to expose corruption in high places.
Zuzana Caputova Is Elected Slovakia’s First Female President
Riding a wave of popular discontent over widespread corruption, she vowed to return a sense of decency to the country’s often toxic political climate.
Slovak Businessman Charged With Ordering Murder of Journalist Jan Kuciak
Marian Kocner, who has long been linked with organized crime and corruption, was said to have issued threats a few months before the reporter and his fiancée were killed.
In Eastern Europe, U.S. Officials Talk Deals, Not Erosion of Democracy
Promoting weapons sales and isolation of Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence did not speak out on the illiberal direction of some allies.
Killings of Journalists Show the Bloody Fingerprints of Organized Crime
More than two dozen journalists worldwide have been killed by members of organized crime since the start of 2017, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders.