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
Freedom of expression SERBIA: Call For Solidarity: Protest Leader Criminally Prosecuted by Hospital Administrator for Calling Out COVID-19 Crisis Mismanagement 12 April 2023
Freedom of assembly FRANCE: Police met environmental protests in Sainte-Soline with unprecedented violence 7 April 2023
Freedom of expression HUNGARY: 15 EU governments join lawsuit against Orbán’s anti-LGBT law 7 April 2023