Tens of thousands of Slovaks joined an anti-government protest in the capital Bratislava on Friday March 09,2018
The mass action was prompted by the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova.
Jan Kuciak, 27, had been investigating alleged political corruption linked to Italian organised crime.
His final unfinished story was published after his death in late February, stoking public anger against a government widely seen as failing to tackle corruption
Mr Kuciak's murder - the first targeted killing of a journalist in the country's history - has already prompted a wave of smaller protest marches and vigils.
The unrest spilled into the political sphere this week, when President Andrej Kiska called for a radical government reshuffle or new elections to help rebuild public trust.
A number of people mentioned in Mr Kuciak's last, unfinished article were detained by police in the aftermath of his death, but all were later released.
No one has yet been charged.
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