Slovak Pastor Ends Radio Cooperation Over Censorship Concerns

A Slovak pastor has ended his cooperation with a radio station after experiencing what he describes as censorship of his religious broadcasts. The pastor reported that the station first cut portions of his sermon that were deemed unsuitable for broadcast, then raised objections to his reflections. The incident comes amid broader concerns about declining civil liberties in Slovakia since the current government took office. The pastor frames his decision within the context of what he sees as Slovakia's drift away from European values and toward Russian influence, calling it unprecedented since the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule.