Access to funding SLOVENIA: Far-right leader Janez Janša loses election, sparking new hope for civic space 18 May 2022
Access to funding FRANCE: Association push back as Separatism law comes into force; CSO tackling Islamophobia dissolved 16 May 2022
Freedom of assembly FRANCE: The Council of State saves massive use of facial recognition by the police 6 May 2022
Freedom of assembly TOOLKIT: The rights of women and girls to peaceful assembly and association 6 May 2022
Civic space victories EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Anti-SLAPP initiative is a landmark step in the right direction 6 May 2022
Freedom of association BRIEFING: EU should put an end to criminalisation of humanitarian assistance to migrants 5 May 2022
Freedom of expression SPAIN: CSOs statement against state surveillance on journalists, politicians, and lawyers 3 May 2022
Freedom of assembly UNITED KINGDOM: Policing Bill about to become ‘a very damaging piece of legislation’ for human rights defenders 28 April 2022
Freedom of expression POLAND: LGBT+ rights defender NGO ‘Atlas of Hate’ battling multiple legal cases (joint communication between UN and Polish government) 28 April 2022
Freedom of association LITHUANIA: Criminalisation of solidarity at the border with Belarus as migrants and asylum seekers are pushed back 22 April 2022
Freedom of association ITALY: Migrant rights defender NGO accused of encouraging illegal immigration 19 April 2022
Freedom of expression HUNGARY: NGOs fined for calling for protest votes in anti-LGBT+ rights referendum 11 April 2022