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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Tens of thousands of Slovaks protest against corruption in the capital Bratislava Friday March 09,2018

Tens of thousands of Slovaks joined an anti-government protest in the capital Bratislava on Friday March 09,2018 

Estimates put the crowd's size at more than 40,000 people, in what is thought to be the largest demonstration in the country since the fall of Communism.

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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