# Slovakia

Government actions against journalists in Slovakia

[RSF 2026 rank: 37th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Slovakia is in Eastern Europe, Europe. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Slovakia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Funding and ownership pressure: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=SK&tactic=funding_and_ownership_pressure), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/funding_and_ownership_pressure
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=SK&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing

## Heads of government at the time

- [Robert Fico: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/robert-fico)

## Incidents by year

### 2024

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 20, 2024 | [Slovakia's parliament dissolves public broadcaster RTVS, replaces it with STVR](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-slovakia-dissolves-rtvs-creates-stvr) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | Pressure | [Robert Fico](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/robert-fico) | Sustained (July 1, 2024) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/sk.

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