Media freedom around the world is at its lowest level in at least a decade, a new study shows. Journalists are increasingly under threat from government censorship, organised crime and commercial pressures. The...

Free speech won an important battle in the copyright reform debate in the European Parliament, though many threats to our rights remain.

A mayor in Germany has survived a knife attack that police believe was motivated by his liberal stance on immigration. Andreas Hollstein, conservative mayor of the town of Altena, was stabbed in the neck in a kebab...

Italy's government was asked tough questions during the review of its implementation of the Convention against Torture. Detainees' rights and state authorities' use of torture remain problematic areas.

As alarm grows about Russia's propaganda campaign, the EU has said it will spend €1.1 million on training diplomats to monitor fake news. This money, as well as nearly €4 million in related expenses, will be part of...

A senior member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) – Germany’s new radical right-wing parliamentary party – is accused of having produced anti-Semitic and racist videos. Bundestag member Peter Felser, one of AfD’s...

Over 20.000 demonstrators went into the streets on Bucharest on Sunday to protest the ruling Social Democrat government's plan to make changes to Romania's justice system. Critics of the government fear the proposed...

What would Italy's state budget look like if civil society had the final say? Sbilanciamoci! answers this question by gathering the contributions of dozens of NGOs.

To strengthen the connection between national and European parties, a reform stipulates that only national parties - not individuals - will be allowed to create a European party eligible for funding. The proposal,...

Investigative journalists in Serbia face regular threats and intimidation from public officials. Recently, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin labelled a journalist from the investigative network KRIK as a...