The country is one of the smallest members of the European Union and sometimes struggles to develop a vision for itself
Slovakia: democracy just bearing up
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CATEGORY: Slovakia
Georgia’s foreign agent bill: an existential threat to democracy
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in an attempt to stop the country’s slide into authoritarianism
In memory of Viktor Fainberg, 1968 Red Square demonstrator
The dissident fought hard for free expression and paid dearly. Here we shed more light on his amazing life
A dark light
In the five years that have passed since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death, her family have had to fight to demand both justice and accountability for Malta
The free speech Euros: Group E
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In celebration of one of football’s biggest international tournaments, here is Index’s guide to the free speech Euros. Who comes out on top as the nation with the worst record on free speech? It’s simple, the...
Press freedom organisations call for full justice in the case of assassinated journalist Ján Kuciak
On 6 December 2018, Index on Censorship joined eight partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists to conduct a press freedom solidarity mission to Slovakia to call for full justice in the case of assassinated journalist Ján Kuciak
Slovak lawyers demand apology for being depicted as pigs
The Slovak Bar Association has demanded an apology for a political cartoon depicting them as pigs, saying it is defamatory and dangerous. The cartoon shows a newly qualified lawyer receiving his diploma from another lawyer, both depicted as pigs,...