Roman Cuprik
Roman Cuprik

Roman Cuprik joined The Slovak Spectator team in March 2012 as a staff writer after contributing to the 2011 edition of Spectacular Slovakia. He graduated with a master’s degree from the journalism department of Comenius University in Bratislava. 
In addition to being a contributor to The Slovak Spectator he has been writing for Slovak daily SME since 2015. At SME he covers crime and corruption news.

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List of author's articles, page 10

Roma people are a common target of conspiracy theories.

Hoaxes ascend to mainstream politics

False claims frequently target minorities.

Christian Picciolini

Former neo-Nazi: You should have a beer with extremists

Neo-Nazi skinhead groups operate like a religious cult, says a former member Christian Picciolini who has launched an exit project for people like himself.

Bratislava’s Mayor Ivo Nesrovnal

Former Bratislava employees break silence on bullying

In general, 94 people left Bratislava municipality in 2015.

Herman Schlosser

Holocaust survivor: We lived in a hole like rats

Herman Schlosser experienced Anti-Semitism even after World War 2 ended.

Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Slovak Republic Zvi Aviner Vapni

Seven more Slovaks recognised as Righteous Among the Nations

Also President Andrej Kiska attended the event.

Prime Minister Robert Fico

Government repeated the same lies in 2016

The number of lies stated by top politicians increased in 2016, according to a survey.

Archbishop of Bratislava Stanislav Zvolenský with Prime Minister Robert Fico.

State covering clergy wages not an issue for Fico

Churches and the government have been discussing clergy wages since 2011.

Castle Marcus

New castle of Bratislava millionaire attracts tourists

A Bratislava businessman has been building a castle as a present for his son since 2009 without using electricity.

Survey: Smer fails to name source of extremism

Generally, Slovaks in the poorer regions of Slovakia refuse democracy.

At first blush, Slovaks can appear to be unfriendly.

Slovaks? Actually, say foreigners, they’re not so bad

Guide to foreigners' experiences should help newcomers settle.

Most-Híd Chairman Béla Bugár

Slovak Hungarians deal with disappointments

A decreasing number of Hungarians living in Slovakia participate in elections.

Ján Šimún

Activist complaining about arsenic in water is sued

Arsenic in the water in Orava region is 32-times the maximum level.

Water rates set to rise

Use of water in some regions has decreased to a hygienic minimum.

The White Crow 2016 awards go to Khadra Abdile, a 24-year-old Somali refugee who was repeatedly attacked for her belief and skin colour together with Emília Trepáčová, a social worker from Slovak Catholic Charity who helps her with integration.

White Crow awards vie against hatred

A refugee, a charity worker, a blogger and a teacher received White Crow awards for civic bravery.

Video

Slovaks won grave digging competition

The winning grave was dug in 50 minutes.

Donald Trump
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Trump will be harder on Slovakia

Trump's victory may bring instability to Europe.

Andrej Danko

SNS flexing its muscles over public broadcaster

The Slovak Nationalist Party is blocking an increase in fees by the public service, RTVS.

Investigation indicates corruption in Gorilla case

The resolutions on closing four cases related to the Gorilla scandal reveal that several witnesses changed their minds during the investigation.

Ondrej Krajňák, head of the Nation’s Memory Institute

Nation’s Memory Institute deals with extremist historians

The Nation’s Memory Institute supervisory board has requested the Supreme Audit Office to conduct an inspection at the institute.

Peter Tománek, director of Čistý deň resocialisation centre.

Investigation reveals more scandals in abused teenager case

Respective bodies have failed to effectively investigate allegations of child abuse in resocialisation centres.

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