‘A strong democracy needs a strong press’: Tributes to Ján Kuciak mark four years since assassination
Political leaders, journalists and press freedom organisations on Monday
Joanna Demarco
February 21, 2022
‘Huge relief’ for family of Jan Kuciak as court overturns acquittals for journalist’s murder
Following the news that Slovakia’s Supreme Court overturned the
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
June 15, 2021
Prosecution demands 25 year prison sentence for masterminds in Jan Kuciak’s murder case
The prosecution in the case of murdered journalist Jan
Gabriel Schembri
July 25, 2020
Press freedom NGOs call on AG to ask Europol for joint investigation team on Caruana Galizia murder
Nine international press freedom organisations have appealed to Attorney
May 5, 2020
Malta drops another four places in World Press Freedom Index
Malta’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index continued
April 21, 2020
Journalist Jan Kuciak’s killer sentenced to 23 years in jail
A former soldier has been sentenced to 23 years
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2020
Justice delayed: Trial of man accused of ordering Kuciak’s murder postponed
How does a court in Slovakia, a shady businessman,
March 19, 2020
13 judges arrested in Slovakia for links to man charged with journalist’s murder
Thirteen judges were among 18 arrested in Slovakia in
Gabriel Schembri
March 12, 2020
Slovak charged with Jan Kuciak’s murder jailed for 19 years for forgery
A prominent Slovak businessman charged with commissioning the murders
The Shift Team
February 27, 2020
Tributes and remembrance ceremonies on two-year mark of Jan Kuciak murder
Tributes were paid and ceremonies of remembrance were held
Joanna Demarco
February 22, 2020
European Commission Vice President calls for full prosecution of politicians involved in journalists’ murders
European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has called for
February 18, 2020
‘Rule of law requires strong institutions, active citizens, leaders who protect it’
“We cannot defend our values without the rule of
Joanna Demarco
February 17, 2020
Kuciak ’embodied human kindness’, killed in cold blood – editor
The former colleagues of murdered Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak
January 24, 2020
Kuciak family immediately suspected businessman Marian Kočner
The first week of the trial of the four
The Shift Team
January 16, 2020
Ján Kuciak’s murder middleman jailed for 15 years
Zoltán Andruskó was today found guilty of the 2018
Joanna Demarco
December 30, 2019
Slovak politician and Judge resign over links to Jan Kuciak’s murder suspect
Martin Glvac, the Vice President of the Parliament of
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
November 18, 2019
International press freedom organisations demand ‘justice for Ján’
Leading international press freedom organisations representing thousands of journalists
The Shift Team
February 20, 2019
Businessman accused of ordering Ján Kuciak murder
Slovak businessman Marian Kočner could be the person who
The Shift Team
October 4, 2018
Slovakia is no normal country 
Malta and Slovakia don’t have much in common. The
October 2, 2018
‘The problem is toxic business leeching off taxpayers’ – Jan Kuciak’s editor
The editor of the news portal for which murdered
The Shift Team
October 2, 2018
Suspect who paid €70,000 for Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak’s murder arrested
A female suspect paid €70,000 for the murder of
Caroline Muscat
October 1, 2018
At least one suspect arrested in Jan Kuciak murder case
Police in Slovakia have arrested an unknown number of
September 27, 2018
‘Murders of journalists cannot be tolerated in the EU’ – Justice Commissioner
Interview by Jane Whyatt The Justice Commissioner of the
The Shift Team
July 13, 2018
Thousands of Slovaks call for new elections as media freedom is under threat
Saturday 5 May, was supposed to be a special
Cedric Farrugia
May 7, 2018

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