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Grassroots citizens’ movements, the ruling powers as well as competing political parties and figures all clash in the struggle for the interpretation of Kuciak
Here is what can be said about the state of the civil society in Slovakia: Everyone is looking for their Kuciak. Ever since the murder of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová brought more people out to Slovakia’s squares than the 1989 Velvet Revolution protests, various groups have been trying to draw the public attention to the wrongdoings they have suffered.
And to link their new requirements to the issues of justice, rule of law, and new political culture, all under one umbrella term: decency.
In May last year, Bratislavans took to the streets after Henry Acorda, a Filipino employee of a transnational company in Bratislava, died after being kicked in the head. They came out to protest against violence with a racist subtext that occurs in the streets of the capital by night.