Belgium’s refusal to grant humanitarian visas to a Syrian family who turned up at the Beirut embassy has led to the case being brought before the European Court of Human Rights.

The draft law is intended to tackle hateful comments on online forums, but digital rights advocates and opposition politicians call it a direct attack on fundamental rights and the freedom of the internet.

​Anonymous online comments could soon be impossible in Austria. A new draft law targeting online hate speech will require far more than a nickname to post online. Unless you are posting on a neo-Nazi platform.

The Lithuanian Equal Rights Ombudsperson's Office and a panel of experts has examined 32 textbooks for Grade 6 and 7 students and confirmed that they teach children gender stereotypes.

Chances are, your life is deeply affected by your social, cultural and economic environment. If you aren't allowed to participate in the decisions that affect that environment, others will be the masters of your life.

The number of complaints from ultra-Catholic groups, backed by extreme right-wing parties, against actors, playwrights, photomontages, performances, processions, carnival performances and exhibitions has increased...

Do you know enough to defend European democracy in a debate? Find out with this week's democracy quiz.

"Love thy neighbor as thyself" – the story of the Good Samaritan who helps a suffering traveller inspires us to show solidarity towards strangers. The Church has a tradition of providing shelter to those in need. Now, this tradition makes it a target.

A Spanish court has sentenced a documentary filmmaker who placed a camera and microphone in the crypt of a monument to the Fallen to one year in prison for discovering and revealing secrets. The filmmaker suspected...

The ALDE group is known for its liberal, pro-European positions. But some of its members are in trouble for disrespecting the rule of law and other EU values.