Article originally published by Notes From Poland on 19 November 2020 Violence erupted in Warsaw last night, as police officers – many in plain clothes – used force, including tear…
Article originally published by European Center for Not-for-Profit Law on 13 November 2020 On November 10, Hungary adopted new measures against the second wave of the pandemic. The Law on emergency…
Analysis by Amnesty International France, published on 12 Nov. 2020, translated from French, original article accessible here From 17 to 20 November, the National Assembly is scheduled to examine the so-called…
Analysis by Osservatorio Repressione Since the beginning of the health crisis, in Italy and elsewhere, various problems have emerged balancing constitutional rights seemingly conflicting. Balancing the safeguard of public health…
Article originally published by Notes From Poland on 24 October 2020 Police detained 278 people at 24 October anti-lockdown protests in Warsaw. Hundreds more were fined on the spot or…
On 5 October, the Council of Ministers approved a new decree-law, proposed by President Giuseppe Conte and Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, on "Measures for city security, immigration and international protection".…
Joint letter signed by several trade unions and NGOs and published at France Info on 4 October 2020. "This new scheme is a missed opportunity to better protect the freedom…
Civic space report produced by European Civic Forum to CIVICUS monitor. Association Impact of COVID-19 on CSO sector The Mouvement Associatif reported to the CIVICUS Monitor that associations working in solidarity and social…
Spanish police violated the right to peaceful assembly by using disproportionate and "unjustified" force to disperse a spontaneous demonstration in Valladolid in 2014, an action that resulted in permanent injury…
Article originally published on 24th September 2020 by Liberties and Greenpeace European Unit. Restrictions on the right to protest, free speech, access to information and freedom of association. This is…