Summary
Thousands of people in Slovakia protested against changes to the country's judicial system. These changes include weakening whistleblower protections and altering how the government deals with witnesses. The protests took place in the capital, Bratislava, and in eight other cities.
Key Facts
- Protesters in Slovakia are against new changes to the judicial system.
- The changes include dismantling the whistleblower protection agency.
- Protests occurred in multiple cities, with a large one in Bratislava.
- The opposition party, Progressive Slovakia, organized the protests.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico's government pushed the changes through parliament.
- Critics say the changes damage the rule of law and make life easier for criminals.
- Fico's government has been compared to Hungary's under Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
- The government claims the old whistleblower agency was misused politically.
