Why Are Medicines Unavailable Across Europe?
Why are medicines unavailable across Europe? Shortages stem from fragile supply chains, pricing pressures, regulation and rising demand.
Faith at Work, UN Geneva Event Warns of Bias
Speakers urged governments and employers to protect freedom of religion or belief in hiring, workplace rules and public procurement. A side event…
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World News in Brief: Risky return home in Lebanon, displacement in Gaza, emergency funding for Somalia
Few concrete details have emerged about the deal to end the conflict that erupted at the end of February, with impacts across the Middle East, Gulf…
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Who Monitors Human Rights Abuses?
Who monitors human rights abuses? A clear guide to the UN, courts, NGOs, journalists and regional bodies that investigate and expose violations.
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Hidden Inequalities in the Middle East – the Power of Names
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Most EU Member States on track to meet key air pollutant emission reduction commitments | Press releases
Press releasePublished 01 Jul 2026ImageDavid Vives on UnsplashMost EU Member States are on track to meet their 2020-2029 national emission reduction targets for key air…
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Alexander Gabyshev and the Return of Punitive Psychiatry in Russia
Alexander Gabyshev has been held in Russia’s psychiatric system for more than five years because of a spiritual and political act that began on a road in eastern Siberia. In March 2019,…
Alexander Gabyshev
OSCE Meeting Warns Torture Prevention Is Failing
At an OSCE meeting in Vienna, officials and civil society warned that torture prevention depends on safeguards, oversight and accountability.
News
More News newsCharlene Downes case (2003): disappearance, investigation and judicial controversy in the United Kingdom. An unsolved case.
The case of Charlene Downesa British teenager who disappeared in 2003 in Blackpool (England), has become, over the years, one…
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OSCE Meeting Warns Torture Prevention Is Failing
At an OSCE meeting in Vienna, officials and civil society warned that torture prevention depends on safeguards, oversight and accountability.
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Economy
More Economy newsEU-US Tariff Deal Reaches Final Approval
Brussels locks in tariff cuts while keeping safeguards for European producers The Council of the European Union gave final approval…
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EU Ministers Back Pension Shake-Up
Council mandate opens talks on retirement savings, sustainable funds and investor safeguards EU finance ministers have backed changes to two…
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Brussels Tightens the Gate on Strategic Investment
New EU rules make foreign investment screening mandatory across the bloc while keeping final decisions in national hands The European Union has published updated rules for screening foreign…
Human Rights
More Human Rights newsCouncil of Europe Sets New Benchmark on Mental Health Autonomy — But Tensions with UN Disability Treaty Persist
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted on 17 June 2026 a new Recommendation on respect for autonomy in…
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Argentina: The Troubling Pattern of Fernando Arrigo
An Argentine prosecutor, repeatedly questioned over irregular methods, now faces criticism in three unrelated proceedings. By Alessandro Amicarelli I first…
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Indonesia and EU at a Crossroads: Human Rights, Trade, and the Price of Partnership
Based on a lecture on the 21 May EU Resolution and at the Graduate School of Sustainable Development, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, 26 June 2026 Jakarta (28 June 2026)…
Rudnev during a recent medical examination
Politics
More Politics newsEU Deal Digitises Posted Worker Declarations
A voluntary single portal promises less red tape, but enforcement will decide whether mobile workers gain clearer protection The European…
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Starmer Resigns as UK Faces New Turmoil
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down, opening another period of political uncertainty in the…
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Lithuania’s Government Resigns
Cabinet steps down after coalition reset as Vilnius prepares for another Social Democrat prime minister Lithuania has entered a new political transition after Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and…
Religion
More Religion newsA Prosecutor’s Obsession and Two Lives in Peril
A deepening emergency for Facundo Jones Huala and Konstantin Rudnev as new medical evidence exposes the consequences of prosecutorial pressure…
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Edinburgh Attacks Put Anti-Muslim Hate in Focus
Five men were injured as counter-terrorism officers joined the investigation into violent incidents across the Scottish capital A man has…
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Greece to renovate seven Athonite monasteries
Greece will finance seven key infrastructure projects on Mount Athos through the Human Resources and Infrastructure Development Operational Programme. The projects will cover the monasteries of Karakal, Koutloumous,…
Society
More Society newsEU Meta Probe Turns to Addictive Design
Brussels is reported to be preparing a sharper Digital Services Act case over children’s safety on Facebook and Instagram The…
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Taliban Talks Put EU Returns Policy Under Fire
A planned Brussels meeting on Afghan deportations has sharpened concern over rights, recognition and Europe’s duty not to return people…
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EU Sends Rescue Teams to Venezuela
Eight member states mobilise emergency assistance after the 24 June earthquakes, as UN teams coordinate search-and-rescue support The European Union has deployed rescue teams, medical staff and emergency…
What to Do If… in Europe
More What to Do If… in Europe newsWhat to Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Return Your Deposit in Europe
The keys are back. The room is empty. You have cleaned the flat, sent your new address, and waited for…
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What to Do If You Lose Your Passport in Europe
You reach for your passport — and it’s gone. Maybe it slipped out of your bag, maybe it was stolen,…
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What to Do If You Have No Written Work Contract in Europe
You start the job because you need the income. The manager says the paperwork will come “next week”. Then your shifts change, your pay is unclear, overtime is…
