Initiatives and campaigns European Parliament: AI Act – A Step Closer to the First Rules on Artificial Intelligence 17 May 2023
Civil dialogue European Economic and Social Committee: Civil Society Organisations Defending and Strengthening European Democracy Conference 17 May 2023
Freedom of association GREECE: Fair Trials denounces the ongoing abuse of state powers against civil society in Greece 17 May 2023
Civic space victories European Civic Forum statement: MEPs vote to ensure AI Act better protects fundamental rights and civic space 12 May 2023
Freedom of association LATVIA: UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur expresses concern over proposed criminal case against representatives 12 May 2023
Freedom of assembly UNITED KINGDOM: 52 activists are arrested on coronation day after the government passed the controversial Public Order Act 11 May 2023
Resources LIBERTIES GUIDE: Protesting democracy means protecting civic space- Messaging Guide for NGOs Pushing Back Against New Restrictions 10 May 2023
Freedom of expression PORTUGAL: Activist Mamadou Ba begins trial for defamation of Mário Machado 10 May 2023
Civic space victories POLAND: Polish Activists Win Cases Against ‘LGBT-Free Zones’: Authorities’ Attempts to Silence LGBT Activists Failing in Courts 8 May 2023
Freedom of expression SLOVAKIA: Slovakia’s cruel anti-LGBTQ+ bill condemned by European Human Rights commissioner 4 May 2023
Civic space victories HUNGARY: Hungary’s president vetoes cruel bill letting people ‘report’ same-sex parents to authorities 4 May 2023
Resources Liberties Report: Media Freedom Report 2023 – Free Media’s Decline Continues Across Europe 27 April 2023
Freedom of expression AUSTRIA: Museumsquartier Vienna Cancelled Event with BDS Austria and the ELSC, Highlighting Incident of Anti-Palestinian Hate 24 April 2023
Freedom of expression UNITED KINGDOM: French publisher Ernest Moret arrested by British police in London 19 April 2023