Member state governments have thrown their support behind a significantly weaker version of the EU’s draft plan to tackle abusive lawsuits known as SLAPPs.

Democracy allows people to have their say about how they want to be governed, but not all democracies look the same. Here's a look at the different types of democracy, their similarities and their differences.

Regulations related to long-term detention of migrants and asylum seekers, such as limits on access to the courts, violate guarantees set out in Lithuania's Constitution.

Civicus Monitor

As Lithuania prepares to host the NATO summit in July 2023, the country is facing a major political scandal involving politicians' expenses.

A monthly round-up of Liberties' work: politicians push for exceptional access to our sensitive data, EU retreats on Defence of Democracy package & inaugural Campaign Accelerator winners announced.

We have chosen three applications from a diverse and competitive applicant pool to participate in the first-ever Campaign Accelerator summer course, to be held this June.

As the GDPR turns five, certain EU lawmakers want to rip out some of its protections, so they can use our deeply personal information to tailor political ads and tip political elections and campaigns in their favour.

May’s edition of Democracy Drinks shed new light on the contents of the Defending Democracy Package. While the clarifications revealed that the Foreign Interference Directive isn’t only targeting NGOs, civil society is flummoxed by the proposed rules.

Liberties Media Freedom Report 2023