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CIVICUS Monitor update on Lithuania - January 2019
Love is priceless, but is it enough to sustain a democracy if an authoritarian comes to power?
The personal data of hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been published online. Contacts, private chats and financial details were released on Twitter over the holiday period,...
The number people caught trying to enter the EU illegally has dropped to its lowest level in five years, according to the EU border agency Frontex. The agency said it registered some 150,000 illegal crossings last...
With no prospect of a safe haven, the German relief organisations Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye continue to wait in the Mediterranean with 49 rescued migrants aboard their ships. Malta and Italy continue to deny entry to...
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A legislative proposal by a Spanish MEP, calling for the issuance of humanitarian visas, was approved in December in the European Parliament. This is a significant step towards the creation of more safe and legal pathways for refugees.
After long-time pressure from the Estonian Human Rights Centre and others, the Estonian Ministry of Justice has drafted a proposal to amend the provisions of the Electronic Communications Act that require the retention of mass communications metadata.
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By misusing words and constantly repeating false messages, authoritarians successfully distort public debate. Fight changes in language in the public sphere.
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