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Protests and Assemblies

Slovak PM claims plans for organising peaceful assemblies constitute an attack on national security

Government warns of potential ‘preventive measures’ against upcoming protests, citing national security concerns based on a State Intelligence Service report, which refers to email communication between organisers.

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Action for Civic Space

Shrinking freedoms: The steady erosion of civic space and freedom of assembly in Slovakia

Following draft laws stigmatising foreign-funded CSOs and limiting access to information, a new draft “Assassination Law” is set to restrict freedom of assembly, as part of a larger trend to suppress civil society in the country.

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Action for Civic Space

How to respond to civic space restrictions: experiences from Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia

Civil society experts share strategies of how CSOs in Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia have countered harmful legislative proposals affecting civic space.

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Action for Civic Space

Slovakia: Civil society under threat

Slovak civil society is concerned that the new government's actions and rhetoric are shrinking space for their work. How can they respond?

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