The French government has adopted stricter migration laws. In the ‘country of human rights’ the environment for refugees and asylum seekers, but also for human rights defenders, has become increasingly hostile.
The Romanian government's proposal to give amnesty to corrupt politicians threatens to further destabilize the rule of law and anger citizens, who are, quite frankly, getting way too much practice protesting for their rights and democracy.
The Lithuanian Parliament has started the new year by making fresh attempts to restrict the freedom of the media and the public to express their views.
CIVICUS Monitor update on Belgium - January 2019
The Hungarian government might soon be taken to the European Court of Justice if it does not address outstanding issues around the so-called NGO law.
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About 170 people are feared to have died in two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks, according to the UNHCR. The first boat reportedly disappeared with 53 people on board in the Alborán Sea between Morocco and Spain....
An open letter signed by organisations in the creative sector calls for the suspension of talks on Article 13 in favour of developing a better solution.
BfV, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, will increase monitoring of the far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) for suspected extremism. The Berlin government aims to avoid the spread of radical...
According to Amnesty International’s latest report, Italy in 2018 saw "repressive management of migration", "disintegration of the human rights of asylum seekers", "xenophobic rhetoric", and "forced evictions without alternatives".
A former penicillin factory in Rome had been occupied by over 600 people, especially migrants and asylum seekers living in harsh conditions. However, they were forced to leave the factory without an alternative housing solution.
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