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November 25, 2021
What drives Croatian courts to censor the media?
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Katarina Panić
Croatian courts have stepped up their crack down on media freedoms in the country. But what drives this alarming trend?
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November 19, 2021
Zimbabweans reel under unintended effects of Western sanctions
topic: Good Governance
by: Cyril Zenda
US and EU sanctions on Zimbabwe are intended to root out corruption and human rights abuses in the country, but ordinary citizens end up paying the price.
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November 17, 2021
Poland is clear: asylum seekers are not welcome
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Magdalena Rojo
Activist Anna Alboth spoke to FairPlanet about her experience helping migrants at the Poland-Belarus border, where a humanitarian crisis is escalating.
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October 24, 2021
The East/West divide on nuclear energy in Europe
topic: Divestment
by: Abby Klinkenberg
The adoption of nuclear energy as a transitional energy source in Europe is largely split along geopolitical lines.
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September 16, 2021
The Western Balkans’ long wait as EU candidates
topic: Democracy
by: Katarina Panić
The EU's integration of the Balkan region could be of geo-strategic interest to all parties.
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September 10, 2021
NGO fights to end biometric mass surveillance
topic: Democracy
type: NGO, Petition
by: Quinta Thomson
Reclaim Your Face is a civil initiative pressuring EU institutions and gov'ts to ban the use of mass surveillance technology such as facial recognition.
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June 24, 2021
EU plan envisions democratic participation beyond elections
topic: Democracy
by: Katarina Panić
A plan devised by the EU looks to further involve citizens of member states and aspiring countries in the democratic process.
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May 17, 2021
EU prompted to ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation for putting LGBTQ+ lives at risk
topic: LGBT Rights
by: Yair Oded
Automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation is flawed and puts LGBTQ+ lives at risk. Here’s why the EU needs to ban this technology.
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March 25, 2021
Europe debates COVID vaccine diplomacy and Digital Green Certificates
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Katarina Panić
The Digital Green Certificate could facilitate free movement inside the EU during the pandemic, but would recognise only EU-approved vaccines.
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March 04, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine donation raises spirits of the past
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Katarina Panić
The people of Bosnia are ambivalent about the COVID-19 vaccine donation from its former enemy, Serbia.
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February 22, 2021
Saving child soldiers in the wake of COVID-19
topic: Child rights
by: Bob Koigi
COVID-19 threatens to derail international efforts to tackle and eradicate the use of child soldiers.
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February 11, 2021
Anti-migrant violence incited by authorities across Europe
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Katarina Panić
Across Europe, local authorities and governments engage in and inspire anti-migrant violence in blunt violation of international human rights covenants.
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January 28, 2021
Vaccine supply contracts may not rely on first in line
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Katarina Panić
A blame game erupted between the European Union and AstraZeneca as vaccine shortages and delays in supply continue.
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January 21, 2021
Fake COVID-19 test results sold to cross borders
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Katarina Panić
A man in Bosnia was arrested for selling fake COVID-19 test results to workers traveling to the EU. He may not be the only one doing so.
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January 02, 2020
Who is to blame for 1,000 migrants left campless?
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Katarina Panić
One thousand migrants have been stranded out in the cold in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the gov't fails to find them appropriate shelter.
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November 13, 2020
EU: reduce your forest destruction footprint now!
topic: Deforestation
type: Petition
by: Yair Oded
Sign the petition calling on EU lawmakers to pass laws reducing the EU's forest destruction footprint.
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