Thousands of Slovaks went out to anti-government protest-honor of the memory of a killed journalist

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/20/67/ib-f-f-ib93bnc_aa4260d7.jpg" Alt = "thousand of Slovaks went to anti-government protest-memory of the memory < p > Slovakia on Friday honor the memory of the killed seven years ago by the investigative journalist Jan Kutsyak and his bride Martina Kushnirov.

< P > About this, as “European Truth” writes, reports Dennik N.

< P > Demonstrations occur in over 40 cities of Slovakia.

< P >< Br /> Mass Action in Bratislava & ndash; The number of participants is currently estimated at 10-12 thousand.

< p >The rally on the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the murder of Yan Kutsiak and Martina Kushnirov began with a moment of silence. The organizer Karolina Farwa reminded that the action is civic. Organizers distanced from the activities of any political parties.

< P > The rally in the Slovak capital was made by the parents of Yana Kutsyak and Martina Kushnirov's mother. “I believe that together we will prove this struggle to a happy end”, & ndash; said Jozef Kutsak.

< p >< Br /> “The whole architect of this is again in power”, & ndash; He added, referring to Robert Fitzo, who headed the Slovak government when killed by a journalist and his bride.

< p > A group of journalists from several media outlets also spoke in Bratislava. They say it is atypical and in normal circumstances they should not speak in the stands of protest. “But there is nothing normal”, & ndash; said the editor -in -chief of the SME BATA BATA newspaper.

< p >According to journalists, the Prime Minister has infected with his hatred part of society. “He claims that journalists are opposition force that we are paid from abroad and that we are the enemies of Slovak Fitzo & ndash; coalitions “, & ndash; said Kostolna Matush, editor -in -chief Denn & Iacute; K N.

< p > “We are not the enemies of Slovakia, on the contrary, we are journalists who work for Slovakia to be a better country. The fact that Fitzo is worried about it is the best confirmation of what we do it well”, & ndash; They added.

< p > Slovak media have been under pressure since Fitzo came to power last fall. His current government has eliminated the RTVS public broadcaster and replaced it with Slovak television and radio (Star), which, as the defenders of freedom of speech and the EU institution are afraid, can be simply a mouthwash.

~ ~ > < p > Against reform there were repeated protests in which Slovak journalists and opposition participated.

< p > in 2018, during the third term Fitzo as Prime Minister, was killed by a investigative journalist Yana Kutsyak and his bride Martin Kushnirov, which caused the biggest protests in the country from the time of the Communist regime 1989. and led to the resignation Fitzo.