SUMMARY - Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 10.20 p.m.

Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - Chair of non-parliamentary Republic party and MEP Milan Uhrik posted a court-ordered apology on a social network to head doctor of the Infectology Clinic of the Bratislava University Hospital Peter Sabaka on Thursday over his two earlier posts that had attacked the doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/21183421 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - In his speech delivered at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) against Nazism in Banska Bystrica, chair of the Slovak Association of Antifascist Fighters (SZPB) Viliam Longauer praised the courage and determination of the insurgents and sacrifices they had made in the fight against Adolf Hitler's regime. https://etasr.sk/article/21183403 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) was one of the most significant antifascist uprisings in Europe, the Slovak Antifascist Movement declared on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the event. https://etasr.sk/article/21183399 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The SNP Museum in Banska Bystrica was originally situated on the premises of the Barbakan in the city centre, but 15 years later moved to the newly-built SNP Memorial, with several nearby houses torn down to make way for the museum and the first ceremonial digging with a spade carried out by socialist leader Alexander Dubcek, TASR was told by SNP Museum director Marian Uhrin on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21183349 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The Free Slovak Broadcaster (Slobodny slovensky vysielac/SSV) was broadcasting only for 59 days, but managed to relay important information to Slovaks once the 1944 Slovak National Uprising began and helped also with the organisation of the uprising. https://etasr.sk/article/21183219 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - A bomb technician was summoned to the venue of the commemoration of the Slovak National Uprising's (SNP) 80th anniversary in Banska Bystrica over a bomb alert, and discovered and defused an apparatus resembling an explosive device, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) confirmed on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21182930 Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) decorated several Slovak National Uprising (SNP) veterans with commemorative medals at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the historical event in Banska Bystrica on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21182925 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) is an opportunity to place our emphasis on the importance of tolerance and respect for human rights and freedoms, but more importantly, embrace the most precious value for humanity: peace, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka posted on a social network on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21182679 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - Government ministers commemorated the legacy of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP) against Nazism on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21182680 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The main legacy of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) heroes has been their valour and desire for freedom, which is why we mustn't allow the historical truth about the Uprising to get distorted, opposition 'Slovakia' party claimed in its post on a social network to mark the 80th anniversary of SNP on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21182503 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) presents an important watershed in history, when Slovakia took a stand against Nazism and began to fight for a free and democratic world, opposition SaS party spokesperson Ondrej Sprlak told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/21182400 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) was a historic move of extraordinary significance in the fight against totalitarian regimes and the defence of freedom and democracy, opposition KDH claimed in its statement on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the SNP. https://etasr.sk/article/21182401 Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) perceives the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP) as a story of an authentic Slovak fight against totalitarianism, a story about the bravery of Slovaks and their desire to rejoin the ranks of normal democratic countries, PS chair Michal Simecka told TASR on Thursday to mark the historical event's 80th anniversary. https://etasr.sk/article/21182304 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. mf