In recent months, we've published news about the conviction of Twitter users for the crime of glorifying terrorism. Two new court decisions bring hope for a more rational application of the law.
CIVICUS Monitor update on Poland - February 2018
Germany's minister of state for Europe expressed concern last Thursday, 15 February, over draft legislation put forward by the Hungarian government that could make NGOs' work with migrants "impossible". Michael Roth...
A glass box contained a set of recommendations three Dutch members of parliament (MPs) handed over to the head of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno. The MPs are demanding improved transparency at the Council of the EU's...
In order to help voters make an informed decision on election day, 4 March, Liberties member the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights (CILD) has researched each party's position on marijuana legalisation.
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A proposal for a new EU criminal records system for third-country nationals will move ahead after a key committee clarifies its position.
Facebook must stop tracking Belgian users’ surfing outside the social network and delete data it’s already gathered, or it will face fines of 250,000 euros a day, a Belgian court ruled. Facebook “doesn’t...
On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to Parliament a pack of three law proposals, also referred to as “Stop Soros”. Liberties supports the alliance of 200 civil society groups and the open letter initiated by Amnesty International.
Despite a very good normative framework, Italy's penal system still fails foreigners, especially those who don’t speak Italian. This is according to research by Liberties member Antigone, which studied the very first...
The United Nations has called Hungary's newest anti-civil society legislation an "assault on human rights". The proposed bill could lead to banning NGOs that deal with migration. The bill represents "an unjustified...
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