On December 16, the ex-Soviet state Republic of Moldova, led by the first female president Maia Sandu, decided to temporarily ban 6 television channels for airing “incorrect information” about Moldova and the Russian war against Ukraine. The ban took effect on December 19th and is to last for the duration
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR, or Strasbourg Court) condemned the Republic of Moldova in the rape of three women with intellectual disabilities at a psychiatric hospital in Bălți, which took place in 2013. All three women were subjected to repeated inhumane treatment by one of the heads of
Ahead of the LGBTQ+ Pride March held in Podgorica, Montenegro on Saturday, October 8, Joanikije II, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) metropolitan bishop who is currently serving as the Metropolitan of Montenegro, invited “all Christians” to gather outside the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica on Friday, October
August 12, International Youth Day declared by the United Nations in 2000, was designed to draw attention to issues surrounding youth around the globe. However, for the youth of Montenegro, August 12, 2022, will always be known as the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Montenegro. The shooting left
On July 31st, hundreds of ethnic Serbian protesters blocked access to two crossings towards Serbia by parking trucks, tankers, and other large transport vehicles. This act of defiance comes after the government in Pristina said on Monday, August 1st, that individuals entering Kosovo with Serbian IDs would have to replace
On July 13th, the Homel Regional Court in Belarus again made headlines as 28-year-old Belsat TV journalist Katsyaryna Andreeva was sentenced to an additional eight years in prison for “state treason” under Article 356 of the Belarusian Criminal Code. At the time, Andreeva was already serving a two-year prison sentence
In June 2021, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the National Assembly passed a legislation by 157 votes to one, banning the depiction or promotion of LGBT-related material to individuals under 18. In particular, the law prohibits material that promotes homosexuality or sex reassignment through TV shows and films featuring
Since Vladimir Putin started the war in Ukraine in February, Poland has become one of the leading states in support of Ukraine in its defence against the aggression of the Moscow regime. However, in addition to Poland being an ally of Ukraine, a dark part of Poland’s PiS government surfaced
On July 6th, a cardiologist and his secretary were murdered at Turkey’s Konya City Hospital by a patient’s son. The suspect, Hacı Mahmut Akçay, committed suicide after firing shots at the doctor, Ekrem Karakaya. According to the University of California Berkeley’s Human Rights Center, 2020 saw 1,100 attacks against healthcare
On June 30, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the completion of Poland’s infamous steel wall stretching along the border with Belarus to stop the flow of illegal migrants trying to enter Poland. The 186-kilometre long and 5.5-meter-high wall was created in response to thousands of migrants crossing into Europe
Since the 2015 and 2016 migration crises, Mediterranean countries have been at the frontline of dealing with millions of refugees fleeing war, poverty, and persecution from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. While it’s unknown how many asylum seekers cross through Greece undetected each year, according to Pew Research, Greece was the
In the early hours of Saturday, June 25, a 42-year-old man opened fire outside the London Pub, a popular LGBTQ+ venue in Norway’s capital, Oslo, ahead of the country’s annual gay pride parade that was due to be held later the same day. Two people were killed, and 21 individuals
Covering approximately two million square miles in South America, the Amazon is the world’s biggest tropical rainforest that hides some of the most beautiful secrets – and some scary ones too. On June 5th, journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira went missing during a trip
The European Court of Human Rights (E.C.H.R.) made a historic ruling on June 7th, ordering Moldova to pay compensation to the family of Valeriu Boboc, a 24-year-old Moldovan man who was ill-treated and killed by police in the 2009 parliamentary election protests known as the “Twitter Revolution.” “The Court concludes
