Six Tunisian fishermen that towed a migrant boat to Italy and were arrested for people smuggling have been released by an Italian court.

The mayor of Warsaw has banned a Polish rally that has become known as a gathering of the far right. The rally, held to mark the country's independence, was attended by some 60,000 people last year, who chanted "Pure...

Two demonstrations took place on October 22 in front of the Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) building: one against censorship, and one in support of free press. The Forum of the Nation spoke out against the...

Encouraged by the verdict issued to the Are You Syrious volunteer, Platform 112 has expressed concern over long-term pressure from the Ministry of the Interior towards activists, volunteers and all those who support refugees.

Passengers at some of Europe’s airports will soon be questioned by artificial intelligence-powered lie detectors at border checks, as part of an EU trial of the technology. Flying passengers will be asked...

Only 19 of the 751 members of the European Parliament have signed up for a pilot training program on how to recognise and prevent harassment in the workplace. The low attendance is in sharp contrast with the number of...

Three new decrees concerning prison life, prison work and juvenile detention facilities in Italy are the shredded and faded version of what was hoped for. In particular, it is striking that in the final version of one...

Human rights judges have declared Italy was wrong to stop a transgender person from changing her male forename prior to surgery.

The trial of a 94-year-old former SS guard has begun in Germany. Johann Rehbogen is accused of complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp during the Second World War. Rehbogen served in the Stutthof, in...

At the Greste Baltic Freedom of Speech Awards, held on 6 November, the Lithuanian journalistic community as a whole was honored for its efforts in combatting the state’s attempts to limit public information. Also...