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People take part in a protest against a government plan to amend the penal code in Bratislava, on January 18, 2024
THOUSANDS of people have rallied across Slovakia as protests intensified against a government plan to amend the penal code.
Thursday’s demonstrations took place hours after President Zuzana Caputova voiced her strong opposition to the changes, warning that they could jeopardise the rule of law.
The plan approved by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s coalition government includes the abolition of the special prosecutors’ office, which handles serious offences such as organised crime and extremism.
Italians reject controversial judiciary reforms in a referendum that boosts the left, reports NICK WRIGHT
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
As the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia rebuilds support through anti-cuts campaigns, the government seeks to silence it before October’s parliamentary elections through liberal totalitarianism, reports JOHN CALLOW