New migration figures show that Spain has become the primary gateway to Europe. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), more than 56,000 migrants arrived in Spain by sea in 2018. This trend...

Italian mayors continue to protest against the refugee policy of Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The Italian government passed a new immigration law on 28 November that makes it easier to expel migrants...

Austria's national Post Office is facing intense criticism for collecting and selling its customers' data. According to the investigative journalism website Addendum, the postal service sold the names, addresses, age...

Looking back at 2018, domestic violence against women was in focus, limits the media freedom were pushed, and the state moved to increase interference with our private lives. Public resistance helped to avaoid most negative consequences.

Love is priceless, but is it enough to sustain a democracy if an authoritarian comes to power?

CIVICUS Monitor update on Lithuania - January 2019

'Those who are not with us are against our nation', to paraphrase an old expression. Watch the 12th episode of our Survival Guide to Authoritarianism.

Five apartments have been made available in Turin for people who have been forced to move due to their sexual orientation. The project is being organised by the Quore Association and is supported by private sponsors...

The fourth edition of the Naga report on citizens without rights analyses data on 7,955 undocumented foreign citizens who accessed the Naga medical clinic in Italy between 2014 and 2017. The report provides crucial...

​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.