Slovak Media Support Ukrainian and Russian Journalists Against Censorship

Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) - Slovak media and publishing houses have issued a statement in support of the Ukrainian and Russian journalists and warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin attempts to silence the journalists who write the truth about his war crimes in Ukraine. The statement warns that Putin's censors have launched an attack on the remaining free media in Russia. "The Russian police have been arresting journalists who want as many people as possible to learn about protests in Russian cities against the Putin's war. The Russian censorship body intends to ban the free media and journalists from using words such as 'invasion', 'attack', 'bombardment' or 'war'. It wants them to talk about 'peace mission' instead and publish information only from governmental sources," reads the text. The Slovak media underlined that the truth cannot be silenced either in Russia nor Ukraine. "We stand by all our colleagues defending the remaining vestiges of the freedom of speech in Russia," it says. The resolution was signed by: Beata Balogova, editor-in-chief, the SME daily Matus Kostolny, editor-in-chief, the Dennik N daily Peter Bardy, editor-in-chief, Aktuality.sk Lukas Diko, editor-in-chief, Jan Kuciak investigatívne centre Henrich Krejca, newsroom editor-in-chief, TV Markiza Attila Lovasz, newsroom editor-in-chief, RTVS Roland Kubina, newsroom editor-in-chief, TV JOJ Stefan Hrib, editor-in-chief, .tyzden Julia Kovacova, editor-in-chief, Novy Cas Jakub Prokes, editor-in-chief, Pravda daily Jaroslav Vrabel, editor-in-chief, Korzar Peter Palovic, newsroom editor-in-chief, Radio Expres Simkova Marcela, editor-in-chief, Hospodarske Noviny Michaela Terenzani, editor-in-chief, The Slovak Spectator Ivana Mandakova, editor-in-chief, Plus1Den Csaba Nyerges, editor-in-chief, Uj Szo Cs. Liszka Gyorgyi, editor-in-chief, Vasarnap Michal Pobeha, editor-in-chief, SITA news agency Marian Kolar, editor-in-chief, TASR news agency Martin Hanus, editor-in-chief, Postoj Alexej Fulmek, editor-in-chief, Print and Digital Media Association Marian Zima, president of Journalistic Ethics Protection Association mf