The new government's plan to reform the infamous "gag law" does not come close to satisfying the concerns of human rights advocates and Spanish citizens.

A new EU report is a sobering reminder of the degree to which racism and discrimination still exist in European societies. A third of people of African descent in 12 EU states have experienced some form of racist...

Following the police brutality against Diego Dumont, as he exercised his right to record a video of a police action, the Belgian League of Human Rights (LDH) has requested a serious and independent investigation.

A church in the Netherlands has now been holding a service for more than 800 hours, to protect the Tamrazyans, an Armenian refugee family of five, from being deported. The Tamrazyans have been living in the...

The season of evictions promised by Minister Matteo Salvini resumed on 13 November, when the Baobab centre in Rome was flattened, leaving hundreds homeless.

Members of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee urge the EU Commission and member states to put forward measures for protecting and promoting the rights of intersex people in the EU. The resolution,...

The Romanian data protection authority has sent questions to journalists who authored an article on a corruption case, and has asked for information which could reveal the article’s sources.

To celebrate the anniversary of the the Jesuit Refugee Service, Centro Astalli has presented a report entitled “Forgotten at the borders of Europe”. The report looks at the growing difficulties facing people looking...

In the British town of Kent, local police gave up on the use of a computer software intended to predict where and when crimes would occur. Kent Police were the first to introduce the solution to the UK, back in 2013....

Shout-out to all gossip & juicy scandal lovers out there – keep your guilty pleasures in check and don't risk your democracy. Survival Guide to Authoritarianism, episode 6.