Victor Stanciu, a 60-year-old man, was taken from his home by two police officers to Police Station no. 19 in Bucharest, where he was beaten, allegedly for refusing to show his ID.

Even before the European Commission could conclude its infringement procedure against the Hungarian government for a previous anti-civil society law, Budapest took up discussion of a new package of laws to shackle civil society.

Ireland’s opposition leader has stirred the country’s abortion debate by saying he disagrees with the majority of his party and support repeal of the ban on terminating pregnancies. Micheál Martin noted the "cruel...

Following a number or attacks against prison guards by inmates in prisons all over France, a nationwide strike has gone into effect. Guard unions have vowed a "total blockade" of prisons as their dispute with the...

Facebook has admitted that it can't offer any assurance that social media is on the whole good for democracy. However, Facebook said it's doing what it can to stop people from using its service to influence...

The social media posts incited discrimination and violence against Muslims and black people.

The family of Madina Hussiny, the six-year-old girl who died a month ago at the Serbia-Croatia border, has filed a criminal charge against unknown police officers from the Croatian Ministry of the Interior.

The Constitutional Court found problems with three areas of a 2016 law that reforms Belgium's criminal justice system.

A group of privacy organisations has initiated a lawsuit against the Dutch state because of the "risk profiling of unsuspected Dutch citizens". The suit targets the System Risk Indication (SyRI) of the government,...

A group of Syrian women in Berlin are adapting the Euripides tragedy "Iphigenia", using the play, which is set during an ancient war, to bring Berlin audiences closer to the plight of women who must flee their homes...