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Italy at a Crossroads on Assisted Suicide

November 13, 2018 • by Roberta Martucci Schiavi, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The Italian Constitutional Court is to rule of the legitimacy of a provision that punishes people who help others to commit suicide
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Bulgaria is Sixth EU Country to back out of UN Migration Compact

November 13, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Bulgaria has become the latest EU country to say that it will not sign the global migration agreement in Morocco in December, after Hungary, Austria, Poland, Czechia and Croatia also said they would not sign. In July, the UN Global Compact for Migratio...
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See Through the Chaos and Fake Danger

November 13, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Authoritarians will create chaos and a constant sense of danger as an excuse to enact new laws, each one limiting your freedoms and civil liberties more than the last. They will disguise them as being for your protection, but they aren't.
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Breakdown in Discussions on Hungary, Poland Article 7 Procedures

November 13, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

EU officials' ongoing discussions on the rule of law in Hungary and Poland have become mired in disagreement about procedure, drowning out debate on the substance of the accusations against the two governments. EU affairs ministers gathered in Brussels...
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- Hungary
- EU
- Poland
- rule of law
- parliament
- Commission
Survival Guide to Authoritarianism - Episode 4

November 13, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

See through the cheap tricks of populists: there is no constant fear and chaos in Europe. Fake danger only serves the interest of those with authoritarian ambitions. Watch the 4th episode of our Survival Guide to Authoritarianism.
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German Ban on Leftist Internet Platform Violates Media Freedom

November 12, 2018 • by Katharina Mikulcak, Society for Civil Rights

The Society for Civil Rights has submitted a Brief as a "friend of the court" on the ban of the left-wing portal linksunten.indymedia. The ban is crucial for media freedom in Germany.
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World War One Armistice: Macron Urges Rejection of Nationalism

November 12, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged leaders of the world to reject nationalism, describing it as a "betrayal of patriotism". Speaking at a ceremony in Paris to mark the centenary of the end of World War One, Macron's words were pointed squ...
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Asylum Applications Back to Pre-2015 Levels

November 12, 2018 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The number of migrants arriving in Europe is back to pre-2015 levels, but far-right leaders are still using anti-immigration rhetoric to advance their agenda. Meanwhile, the journey for migrants and refugees becomes ever more dangerous.
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- asylum
- Italy
- refugees
- migration
Infographic: Migration into the EU

November 12, 2018 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

The number of migrants arriving to Europe is back to pre-2015 levels, but far-right leaders all over Europe are still using anti-immigration rhetoric to advance their agenda. Meanwhile, the journey for migrants and refugees becomes ever more dangerous....
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- asylum
- Italy
- migration
Romania 'Using EU Data Protection Law to Silence Journalists'

November 12, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Reporters of the investigative Rise project in Romania were ordered last Thursday to reveal their sources or face huge fines under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) describe...
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