Jan Kuciak

Three years after the murder of Ján Kuciak

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Demonstrators take part in a protest rally marking the second anniversary of the murder of the investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, one week ahead of country's parliamentary election in Bratislava
Demonstrators take part in a protest rally marking the second anniversary of the murder of the investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova. Slovakia, February 21, 2020. Source: DAVID W CERNY / Reuters / Forum

Investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were murdered on February 21, 2018. The reason was Ján’s journalistic work and the articles he wrote for aktuality.sk.

Lukáš Diko Pavla Holcova

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Long years in jail and terabytes of scandals: The definite end of Kočner’s era

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Verdict on Slovak businessman Marian Kocner in Pezinok
Marian Kocner is seen in the courtroom for the verdict in the case of the murders of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, in Pezinok, Slovakia September 3, 2020. Source: RADOVAN STOKLASA / Reuters / Forum

The results of a police investigation into the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak have left powerful figures in Slovakia extremely jumpy.

Lukáš Diko Tomáš Madleňák

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The Life of Ján Kuciak and a Brief History of Slovakia

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The house of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová
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 murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée rocked Slovakia like nothing else had in the previous 30 years. Their deaths literally changed the country.

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Bullet for a Slovak reporter

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A memorial for Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová in Prešov, by Petinoh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More than two years after shocking assassination of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, another Slovak journalist from the same newsroom faces a death threat. Data analyst Peter Sabo found a pistol bullet in his mailbox – informs editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, Peter Bárdy.

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Hitman, Drug Dealers and Vadala Family. Welcome to the High Tatras

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The High Tatras. Photo by Gilberto Parada on Unsplash

original reporting by Pavla Holcova, edited for VSquare by Eva Kubániová The town of Poprad – a gateway to the region of the High Tatras in northern Slovakia – has been attracting the Italian underworld for many years. In March 2017 we went with Ján Kuciak to the most popular Slovak mountains to find out what lied […]

Pavla Holcova Eva Kubániová

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Huge money, political ties and threats to journalists

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photo: TASR/Jakub Kotian, courtesy of aktuality.sk
photo: TASR/Jakub Kotian, courtesy of aktuality.sk

Slovak controversial businessman was trying to become an icon of alternative media – with mainstream journalists being one of his main target. Until he was put in jail. blog post by Martin Turček of aktuality.sk Marian Kočner is Slovakia’s notorious ‚‚controversial businessman‘‘ – called that way even by the Slovak media. Since the ‘90s, when mafia […]

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Man of the revolution

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1. Jan Kuciak during the univeristy studies
Ján Kuciak during the univeristy studies

Jan Kuciak made a revolution in my life 8 years ago when we met at the university. He was my friend, schoolmate, colleague, mentor, beer buddy, psychologist, philosopher, and an irreplaceable person in my life. All these sides of Janko have been spread across Slovakia and every single face during protests in the squares reflects […]

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