MEPs just voted on two legislative proposals that could see the EU doing more to protect our rights against encroaching authoritarians. They're both based on ideas outlined by Liberties. Here's what the votes mean and what happens next.​

The debate on euthanasia in Italy goes on, while a handful of MPs from the current ruling alliance could make a difference in the debate.

A German couple that refused to send their children to school have had their appeal rejected by the European Court of Human Rights. In 2012, the German State Education Authority found that the couple was "refusing to...

BfV, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, will increase monitoring of the far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for suspected extremism. The Berlin government aims to avoid the spread of radical...

Massive migrant camps have re-emerged in recent days in Paris. A census carried out by the NGO France Terre d'Asile last week counted 2,039 people. "At this rate, we will reach 3,000 in February and 4,000 in March,”...

CIVICUS Monitor update on Romania - January 2019

Do you want your kids to grow up brainwashed? Ensure students and youths keep an open mind and protect their real history and heritage. Stop authoritarians from distorting history according to the needs of their fake ideology.

The mayor of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz, was stabbed on stage during a charity event on Monday. Adamowicz was treated on the spot and underwent five hours of surgery but he later died. “With the deepest regret we must...

Want to live in a peaceful, strong and multinational Europe where people of different backgrounds can efficiently cooperate? Then you need to teach your kids that the very idea of a homogenous nation is just a construct that serves a purpose.

According to Amnesty International’s latest report, Italy in 2018 saw "repressive management of migration", "disintegration of the human rights of asylum seekers", "xenophobic rhetoric", and "forced evictions without alternatives".