We strongly condemn the murder of PhD student Ján Kuciak and his fiancée

The European Students Union (ESU) and the Student Council for Higher Education of the Slovak Republic (ŠRVŠ) abhor the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée. This act of violence is of deep concern to all who believe in transparency and open democracy. Journalism is a critical aspect of accountability and democracy and it must be protected as such.
Sadly, this is not a single or isolated case, as journalists have been, and are being, threatened worldwide. It is totally unacceptable that over 1200 journalists have been murdered since 1992 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
The murder of Ján Kuciak, PhD student at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, taking place shortly after journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia murder in Malta last year, represents the dangers many journalists bravely face in uncovering truth and informing societies. More...