Protest rally under the Monument to the Slovak National Uprising in Banská Bystrica. The photograph was not staged in any way.
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Civil protests - Slovakia is Europe (3 - We will not be silent!) (from series)

The series captures snapshots from one of the 22 civic protests that have taken place in Banská Bystrica every week since January 2025, as a reaction to the policies of the current Slovak government. At the protest marches organized by the civic platform “Nie v našom meste”, people of all generations strongly expressed their disagreement with the direction of the country. The photos were not staged.
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Róbert Ragan

freelance photographer
Róbert Ragan is a musician and educator who has been dedicated to the photography for over two decades. His photographic work has been recognized both in Slovakia and abroad — he is a finalist in competitions such as SPP 2019 and the Nikon Calendar 2012. His photographs illustrated the poetry collection A Short Story About Love by Peter Konečný, and his work regularly appears in various magazines.