The news that matter in Europe
The news that matter in Europe
Describing the move as a further sign of the junta’s “weakness and desperation”, Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews called for stronger international action to protect vulnerable populations across the country.
“While wounded and increasingly desperate, the Myanmar military junta remains…
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Authorities are urged to engage with provincial and local leaders in a dialogue to achieve durable peace and respect for human rights in the remote Highlands region.
The appeal follows the latest outbreak of violence between warring tribes in the Pacific Island nation, which occurred on Sunday…
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Brussels, February 19, 2024 – The European Sikh Organization has issued a strong condemnation following reports of excessive force used by Indian security forces against farmers protesting in India since February 13, 2024. The farmers, who have been demanding the implementation of Minimum…
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Brussels, Belgium – In a significant move to safeguard digital rights and user safety, the European Commission has initiated formal proceedings against the social media giant, TikTok, to investigate potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA). This action underscores the EU’s…
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In a statement that has sent ripples across the international community, the European Union has expressed its profound outrage over the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition figure. The EU holds Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country’s authorities “ultimately…
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The Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria, Diana Kovacheva, published the Institution’s Eleventh Annual Report of the inspections in places of deprivation of liberty in 2023, carried out by the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) – the NPM is a specialized directorate under the Ombudsman,…
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The sudden death of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure and a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, has sent shockwaves through the international community and Russia itself. Navalny, known for his relentless fight against corruption and his advocacy for democratic…
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The country’s parliament approved a bill allowing civil marriages between people of the same sex, which was applauded by supporters of the rights of the LGBT community, Reuters reported.
Representatives of both supporters and opponents of the legalization of civil marriage between…
The Minister of Culture denounced the Netflix series
“Netflix’s Alexander the Great series is ‘fantasy of extremely poor quality, low content and full of historical inaccuracies,’” Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Wednesday, reports Kathimerini.
The series “The…
ECRI highlights the cases of a number of attacks against people who identify themselves as Bulgarians
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe has published in September 2023 its annual report on N. Macedonia, and in the section on hate speech,…
At the end of February 2022, after Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the Moldovan parliament introduced a state of emergency for a period of 60 days. During this period, broadcasting television programs from Russia was limited in the country. In addition, access to the news…
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EU-MOLDOVA – The founder and head of a media outlet under EU sanctions and Moldovan sanctions for pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation creates “Stop Media Ban” and campaigns against Moldova in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and in Brussels.
By Dr Evgeniia Gidulianova with…
EU-MOLDOVA – The founder and head of a media outlet under EU sanctions and Moldovan sanctions for pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation creates “Stop Media Ban” and campaigns against Moldova in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and in Brussels.
By Dr Evgeniia Gidulianova with…
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Patients in Bulgarian psychiatric hospitals are provided with nothing even approaching modern psychosocial treatments
Continued abuse and tying of patients, lack of therapy, understaffing. This is what a delegation of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading…
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Police in Moscow detained about 25 people, mostly journalists, covering a protest against the mobilization for the war in Ukraine. The journalists were arrested for several hours outside the Kremlin walls, during an unauthorized demonstration. Wives of Russian servicemen in Ukraine symbolically…
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It is the third sentence the jailed Khan, 71, has received last week
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined by a court that ruled their 2018 marriage violated the law, Reuters reported, citing a party statement….
The alleged massacre happened in Welingara village in the Nara region of central Mali on 26 January. Some 30 civilians were also reportedly killed by unidentified gunmen in the Bandiagara region at the weekend.
In his call for impartial investigations into the allegations, the UN High…
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The incidents, which have surged since early January, are purportedly linked to violations of the Taliban’s stringent dress code for women.
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts called on de facto authorities to comply with Afghanistan’s human rights obligations, including under the…
The International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) recently launched the Violent Incidents Database (VID), an initiative aimed at collecting, recording, and analyzing incidents related to violations of religious freedom across the globe. The VID aims to record violations of religious…
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Brussels, Pressrelease through BXL-Media – Rwanda, once known for its history of ethnic violence is currently undergoing a remarkable transformation towards a peaceful future. This positive change is being led by Ladislas Yassin Nkundabanyanga, an educator and human rights activist who is…