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The Life of Ján Kuciak and a Brief History of Slovakia

The house of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová on Brezova street in Veľká Mača . On the gate is the inscription "Love is stronger than evil". Photo taken March 16, 2018 by Miro.kern/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The unprecedented trial is nearing the end. On September 3, the Slovak court is expected to announce the postponed verdicts of the three people involved in the murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová. Does the story of the brutal killing mirror the recent history of Slovakia?

VSquare

31.08.2020

Red Sludge on the Blue Danube

corruption, environment, Hungary

Drone footage, source: atlatszo.hu

In Almásfüzitő, a small factory settlement on the banks of the Danube, hazardous waste is being used to create a topsoil to cover solidified red sludge – residue from a long-closed alumina factory. Stored in large waste reservoirs, the largest of which is just a few hundred metres from locals’ homes, this residue from bauxite processing is separated from the Danube only by a permeable mud wall.

VSquare

07.08.2020