UPDATE - 16 October 2019: Beyond the complexity and the political character of the events in Catalonia over the last two years - which are interpreted differently at the local,…
(New Statesman) Emmanuel Macron’s liberal image is at odds with his record on climate change and civil liberties. As French president Emmanuel Macron welcomed international leaders, including Boris Johnson and Donald…
(featured photo: rally in Italy in favour of sea rescue by Repstatic.it) (ECNL) On 5 August 2019, the Italian Parliament passed that a law that increases punishment for offences and…
A new Security Decree is currently under discussion, targeting search and rescue NGOs as well as other forms of dissent.(Translated with DeepL from Italian - Contropiano) Reiterating the scheme of…
(Translated from Spanish with DeepL - Defender a quien defiende) Red Malla is a network of solidarity and denounce to confront collectively the repression and criminalization of the protests. Defender…
(Translated from French with DeepL - Observatory of liberties of Nantes) The Observatory of liberties of Nantes was created as a result of the public authorities' reaction to the terrorist…
Since 2015, Spain has in place restrictive legislation dubbed "Gag Laws”. In 2018, the Socialist Government led by Pedro Sánchez opened a window of opportunity for reform, which was suddenly…
(Civicus Monitor) Peaceful Assembly A string of protests with reports of violence and hundreds of arrests took place in Belgium during the months of November and December 2018. Belgian police confirmed to…
(Ecologist) More than a thousand people marched amidst heavy police presence during Katowice climate talks. More than a thousand people marched amidst heavy police presence to demand negotiators and ministers attending…
https://youtu.be/DZGf9ZcuiRs A new report by Amnesty International France warns that freedom of assembly has been threatened in the country since the introduction of the state of emergency: 155 demonstrations were…