Liberties’ Rule Of law Report 2023 shows that civil society continues to be given the cold shoulder by EU governments in 2022. This hostility feeds negative public perceptions of activists and contributes to the increasing dangers they face.

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Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023

What does it mean to ‘marginalize’ someone, and how do dominant groups do it? It’s happening in Europe, and we’re all worse off because of it.

Authoritarians in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia abused the pandemic to continue eroding democratic standards, but traditionally strong democracies also disappoint.

Free assembly is vital to democracy. It shouldn't come as much of a surprise, then, that authoritarian governments in Europe are restricting this right in illegitimate ways.

On the 10th August, tens of thousands of anti-corruption protestors gathered on the streets of Romania’s capital, Bucharest. According to reports, the crowd chanted “resign” and “thieves” in front of the main government building.

After two weeks of sustained protests against the government's efforts to water down existing anti-corruption legislation, MPs have agreed to a proposal for a referendum on how to fight corruption. The referendum was...

Hundreds of thousands of Romanians have been protesting daily against a government ordinance decriminalizing corruption. The president of Romania, the Superior Council of Magistracy and the ombudsperson all oppose it as well.

Tens of thousands of people gathered last night in Bucharest and other Romanian cities for a third night of protests against a government decree that will free dozens of officials jailed for corruption. The prime...