Explore alerts
Choose a category:
Choose a country:
Read latest alerts:
UNITED KINGDOM: Activists are being charged under terrorism laws for the first time in Britain – this sets a dangerous precedent (UPDATED)
Update 18 March 2019: On 26 February, HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) issued an apology to the Standsted 15 ...
Read More
Read More
LITHUANIA: Civil Society Organizations Managed to Sign the Cooperation Agreement with all the Main Political Parties in the Country
By the NGO Information and Support Centre Spring 2019 is very active in terms of civic participation in Lithuania, because of ...
Read More
Read More
FRANCE: New anti-rioters law approved
UPDATE 13 March 2019: On 12 March, the Senate approved the law. The civic opposition and the President of the ...
Read More
Read More
GERMANY: The case of ATTAC in light of globally closing civic spaces
UPDATE 13/03/2019: The coalition "Rechtssicherheit für politische Willensbildung" (Translated: Legal certainty for political advocacy), bringing together over 80 CSOs to advocate for ...
Read More
Read More
BELGIUM: Police sues associations and photographer for exhibition on police violence
(Collective ZIN TV) On Tuesday 5 March, a photographer, a collective of photographers, an association of media and a human ...
Read More
Read More
GREECE: Bomb explodes near media headquartes
(Liberties on CIVICUS Monitor) On 17th December 2018, a makeshift explosive device exploded near the headquarters of Greece’s SKAI TV and Kathimerini newspaper ...
Read More
Read More
GREECE: Protest to remember police shooting of teeneger turns violent
(Liberties on CIVICUS Monitor) On 6th and 7th December 2018 more than 100 people were detained in Athens and in Thessaloniki according to ...
Read More
Read More
GREECE: Proposed money laundering register concerning for freedom of civil society
(Liberties on CIVICUS Monitor) A new central database is to be created by anti-money laundering authorities in Greece, according to media ...
Read More
Read More
ITALY: The government doubles taxes on non-profit companies
UPDATE 28 Febbraio 2019: at the end of January, the IRES was changed back to 12%: https://www.italiaoggi.it/news/l-ires-sul-no-profit-torna-al-12-2331850 UPDATE: the measure was ...
Read More
Read More
ITALY: Debate on NGOs and foreign funding in the Parliament raises worries among Italian civil society
On 21 February, the Italian Think tank Centro Studi Politici e Strategici Machiavelli presented to the press room of the ...
Read More
Read More
Choose a country:
Read latest alerts:
VENICE COMMISSION: States should enable NGOs to access foreign funding
(Council of Europe) In the wake of recent challenges to the independent functioning of associations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the ...
Read More
Read More
UNITED KINGDOM: Activists are being charged under terrorism laws for the first time in Britain – this sets a dangerous precedent (UPDATED)
Update 18 March 2019: On 26 February, HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) issued an apology to the Standsted 15 ...
Read More
Read More
LITHUANIA: Civil Society Organizations Managed to Sign the Cooperation Agreement with all the Main Political Parties in the Country
By the NGO Information and Support Centre Spring 2019 is very active in terms of civic participation in Lithuania, because of ...
Read More
Read More
HUNGARY: Civil society Common Values – Civilization Manifesto
(Civilizáció) Under the lead of the coalition Civilizáció, more than a hundred NGOs have joined a common manifesto published on the occasion ...
Read More
Read More
FRANCE: New anti-rioters law approved
UPDATE 13 March 2019: On 12 March, the Senate approved the law. The civic opposition and the President of the ...
Read More
Read More
GERMANY: The case of ATTAC in light of globally closing civic spaces
UPDATE 13/03/2019: The coalition "Rechtssicherheit für politische Willensbildung" (Translated: Legal certainty for political advocacy), bringing together over 80 CSOs to advocate for ...
Read More
Read More
FRANCE: UN demands investigation into ‘excessive force’ against yellow vests
(The local) The UN human rights chief called Wednesday for a "full investigation" into the possible excessive use of force ...
Read More
Read More
FRANCE: Civil society calls to stop the law anti- rioters
Over 50 French civil society organisations condemen the anti-rioters law under discussion in the parliament. The statement says (translated from French): ...
Read More
Read More
Baltic Sea Region NGO forum 2019
Already after 2 months around 100 CSO activists, government representatives, academia and media people will meet in the Baltic Sea Region NGO forum 2019 that will ...
Read More
Read More
LITHUANIA: Trust in NGOs is growing
By the NGO Information and Support Centre "Trust in the third sector – the activities of non-governmental organizations in Lithuania is ...
Read More
Read More