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KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - FEB. 21, 2024: A demonstration was held to mark the sixth anniversary of the murder of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova on Wednesday (Feb. 21), in Kosice, Slovakia.Martina Kusnirova were murdered in their home in Veľka Maca, Slovakia, protesters hold anti-government signs during the public commemorative gathering that has become a tradition in previous year and also continued this year in 40 cities across the nation, including in Kosice, Slovakia on February 21, 2024.The nationwide event organised by the civic association Za Slusne Slovensko (Decent Slovakia) was also an encouragement for the democratic people as anti-government protests have been ongoing throughout the country for several months against Robert Fico, the SMER political party's prime minister and his government, as they recently proposed and ruled to abolish the Office of the Specialised Prosecutor's Office, to amend the law on corruption protectors and to reduce the penalties for corruption.(Footage by Robert Nemeti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)