The European Commission has presented a draft law to curb the rise of “gagging procedures” on journalists and human rights activists. The new legislation will help prevent governments or businesses…
Read more EU proposes new law to combat ‘gag orders’ against journalists and activistsAuthor: Andrey Melnichenko
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five more years in prison for corruption
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to five years in prison for corruption. Suu Kyi was found guilty of accepting gold bars and large sums of…
Read more Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five more years in prison for corruptionNikola Gruevski: Former Prime Minister of North Macedonia convicted of money laundering
North Macedonia’s former prime minister Nikola Gruevski has been found guilty of money laundering party funds. The Criminal Court in Skopje ruled that Gruevski had unlawfully acquired over €1.3 million…
Read more Nikola Gruevski: Former Prime Minister of North Macedonia convicted of money launderingFormer Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico faces criminal charges
Slovakia’s former prime minister Robert Fico is facing charges for creating an organised criminal group, police have said. Fico and his former interior minister Robert Kalinak were charged on Wednesday…
Read more Former Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico faces criminal chargesFighter jets scrambled over alleged drone incursion at Serbia-Kosovo border
Unmarked drones appeared on the Kosovo-Serbia border “observing the barracks and the positions” of the Serbian army, Belgrade authorities claimed, prompting Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to order the country’s fighter…
Read more Fighter jets scrambled over alleged drone incursion at Serbia-Kosovo borderPoland begins building new wall along border with Russia’s Kaliningrad
Poland’s government has authorised the construction of a new barrier along the 210-kilometre border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Wednesday the frontier needs to…
Read more Poland begins building new wall along border with Russia’s KaliningradBusinessman charged with ordering murder of Slovak journalist
A controversial Slovak businessman has been charged with ordering the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancée last year, prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutor Dusan Kovacik said Marian Kocner, an…
Read more Businessman charged with ordering murder of Slovak journalistJán Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered one year ago (timeline)
These are the notable moments of the first year since the murder. February 21, 2018 – Investigative reporter of Aktuality.sk, Ján Kuciak, and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, were murdered in…
Read more Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered one year ago (timeline)Jan Kuciak: Murdered Slovakia journalist remembered
Thousands have attended protest rallies across Slovakia in memory of murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, shot in a targeted killing a year ago. He had been investigating alleged…
Read more Jan Kuciak: Murdered Slovakia journalist rememberedSlovakia: Concern about political meddling in year-old Kuciak murder investigation
Despite undeniable progress in the investigation into the double murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová a year ago, there is concern about political interference. Investigationpost…
Read more Slovakia: Concern about political meddling in year-old Kuciak murder investigation