Slovenian politicians are officially on the side of the European Union, the global West and NATO when it comes to Russia and its war of conquest in Ukraine. But that is true only on the surface. Slovenian politicians are otherwise very reconciliatory with the Kremlin. Not only the “peacemakers” Türk and Kučan, even current politicians …
On Thursday, the 26th of December, we celebrated the Independence and Unity Day, which marks the 34th anniversary of the plebiscite in which Slovenians voted for an independent state. This was a historic milestone when the longing for our own country began to be realised. The plebiscite was held on the 23rd of December 1990, …
The tough legislation on the “culture of chastity and hijab” adopted in Iran in December, which imposes harsh penalties, including up to 15 years in prison and even the death penalty, has rightly been upsetting the public. As the legislation is expected to come into force in the coming days, one would have expected a …
“We have lunatics in power who cannot be stopped – except by taking to the streets. Down with the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda)!” urged influencer Karin Planinšek. In a new video, the influencer and political commentator Karin Planinšek asks whether we are actually aware of the serious problems we are currently facing in the country. …
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This week has brought a new milestone in Slovenian parliamentarianism. At a meeting of the Committee on Justice of the National Assembly, coalition MPs voted to silence the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) MP, Zvone Černač. They were very bothered by his criticism of the judiciary, which (according to their political folklore) …
Thursday’s meeting of the Committee on Justice of the National Assembly focused on Slovenia’s “miscarriage of justice”. MPs of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska straka – SDS) expressed their disagreement with the conduct of the Slovenian judicial system, which often acts unjustly, with many cases ending up before the European Court of Human Rights. …
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In the latest issue of the Demokracija magazine (“Democracy”), we took a closer look at the recent promotional “coffee meet-up” of Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković, Prime Minister Robert Golob, and the last leader of the Communist Party of Slovenia and first President of the Republic of Slovenia Milan Kučan at the Ljubljana market. By meeting …
In the early hours of Friday morning, Satko Zovko (formerly Kekić) was killed in a mafia confrontation on the outskirts of Ljubljana. Initial media reports that the murder victim was a protected witness in Slovenia were quickly denied by the police. Former Interior Minister Hojs believes that we are witnessing a “complete breakdown of the …
Shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, police were informed that a vehicle was obstructing traffic on the Pot za Brdom road. A man was found dead in the car, riddled with bullet wounds, and it was clear he had died of gunshot injuries. According to our information, this man was a protected witness, Satko Zovko …
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At a press conference, representatives of the Voice of Pensioners (Glas upokojencev) party and the 1st of October Institute called for the resignation of Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar and Police Director-General Senad Jušić, and for the suspension of the police officers involved in the violence against the protesters, in light of the events at Tuesday’s …
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“Judge Urška, who currently presides over the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, says that she herself has no explanation for her vote, but she has said that she will vote against the proposal. She has violated the Rules of Procedure again, because there is no explanation of vote in the vote in question,” …
“The more judges there are, the less justice there is in this country. Thousands of people feel this, they see in concrete cases what is happening to others, and once, it will be enough,” said the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS), Janez Janša, before the start of Tuesday’s trial …
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