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Media Freedom Crisis in Estonia as Two Journalists Quit

Debate surrounding media freedom and freedom of expression is escalating in Estonia in response to the press and other media supporting the new governing coalition, which includes far right right Estonian Conservative People's Party.

freedom of press , media , journalism , freedom of speech , democracy , Estonia , politics , EKRE
May 10, 2019 • Estonian Human Rights Centre
LGBT Advocate Launches New Political Movement in Poland

An LGBT activist and former mayor of Słupsk is launching a new party in an attempt to change Poland's political landscape. At an event in Warsaw on 3 February, Robert Biedron unveiled his new Wiosna ("Spring") party...

Poland , LGBT , politics , election
February 05, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Facebook Rolls out new Tool to Track Political Ads

Facebook on Tuesday introduced new transparency tools for political advertisers on the social media site. Advertisers now have to prove the identity and location of any organisation or party that has paid for such...

Facebook , party , politics
October 17, 2018 • LibertiesEU
MP Banned from Human Rights Committee Following Public Outrage

Members of the public have shown their disapproval of the intention to appoint P. Gražulis, a Lithuanian member of Parliament, who has repeatedly violated human rights principles, to the parliamentary Human Rights...

defending human rights , Lithuania , human rights , politics
September 28, 2018 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
Netherlands: House Votes to Expand Disciplinary Measures for Judges

The House of Representatives on 6 February approved a bill to expand the measures to reprimand or discipline judges for unlawful behavior. All parties in the House voted in favour of amending the Legal Status of...

disciplinary measures , judges , judiciary , politics , Netherlands
February 16, 2018 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Paranoid Government Disorder: A New Global Epidemic?

Paranoid Government Disorder (PGD) is a collective mental disorder characterized by state paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of civil society.

Government bodies , politics , Europe , EU
January 23, 2017 • LibertiesEU
Czech Police Bring Charges for Facebook Hate Speech

The head of the Czech far-right group Block against Islam, Martin Konvicka, is accused of inciting hatred against Muslims in his Facebook posts. He faces the official charge of inciting hatred against a group of...

hate speech , concentration camps , Czech Republic , Block Against Islam , media , islam , politics , Populism , racism , xenophobia , police , hatred , Facebook , social networks
December 08, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Dutch Do Believe in Democracy, but Not in Politics

Three quarters of Dutch say they have a positive opinion about the democracy they live under, but they are far less happy about the political process.

the Netherlands , democracy , politics , Netherlands Institute for Social Research , representation , referendum , freedom , politicians
October 14, 2015 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Czech Refugee Debate Would Be Unacceptable in the West

The Czech Republic's good name and little-known language allow xenophobic rhetoric against refugees, even from the country's president, to go largely unnoticed by the West.

immigrants , migrants , migration , refugees , racism , xenophobia , politics , hate speech , hate , public authorities , Human Rights Watch , Eastern Europe , Czech Republic , Czech language , Western Europe , Milos Zeman , asylum seekers , Visegrad Group
October 09, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Lithuanian Politicians Reinforce Human Rights Protections

A political agreement on the protection of human rights and freedoms in Lithuania has been initiated in the Lithuanian Parliament.

human rights , Lithuania , Lithuanian Parliament , Seimas , politics , policy , citizenship , political parties
June 12, 2015 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute
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