Article originally published by Radio Free Europe on 19 October 2020 Hundreds of students, celebrities, and faculty of Hungary's University of Theater and Film Arts (SZFE) have protested outside the…
Report on Slovenian civic space produced by the European Civic Forum for CIVICUS monitor. Background On 13th March 2020, only one day after the announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic in…
Article originally published in Balkan Insights with Civic Space Watch information on 28 October 2020. A group of NGOs told abruptly to quit the building they have used for decades…
This street artist covers swastika graffitis with food paintings. A week ago a cherry bomb went off under his car, among other death threats received #hate #civicspace #freedomofexpression #racism https://t.co/ihvNWO8BPY…
🔸El real decreto-ley 14/2019 permite que el Gobierno cierre páginas web para prevenir desórdenes públicos. 🔸Los desórdenes públicos son uno de los tipos penales que más habitualmente se imputa a…
(The Guardian) Willy Toledo to face Madrid court after not showing up for questioning over Facebook post A Spanish actor accused of ridiculing God and the Virgin Mary has been detained…
(European Civic Forum on CIVICUS Monitor) Slovenia had seen significant improvements in recent months concerning civic space, largely as a result of the new NGO law passed by parliament on 23rd March 2018.…
(The Guardian) Charity urges repeal of article 578, which they say has restricted freedom of expression Amnesty International has warned that an “exponential increase” in prosecutions under a controversial Spanish anti-terrorism…
(CIVICUS Monitor) In April 2018, parents of children with disabilities in Poland held protests demanding an increase in disability benefits provided by the state. The protestors occupied the Polish Sejm (parliament) but…
(thejournal.ie) DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has said it will not reinstate an event involving writers who have contributed to a book about the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment. The event,…