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Slovak interior minister says that a ‘lone wolf’ who did not belong to political groups has been charged in shooting PM

May. 16, 2024 07:39 AM EDT
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak interior minister says that a ‘lone wolf’ who did not belong to political groups has been charged in shooting PM.

Slovakian PM Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times, his Facebook profile says

May. 15, 2024 10:26 AM EDT
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakian PM Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times, his Facebook profile says.

Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn a government plan to overhaul public broadcasting

Mar. 15, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands Slovaks rallied in the capital on Friday to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting during a wave of anti-government protests. The protesters in Freedom Square...

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

Feb. 21, 2024 14:57 PM EST

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia on Wednesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests. Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, both age...