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EU Uses UN Day to Renew Anti-Slavery Pledge
Marking the International Day for Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the European Union used the UN General Assembly platform on 25 March to pair…
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Budapest Interfaith Dialogue Highlights Ethics, Faith and Social Media
KINGNEWSWIRE // PRESS RELEASE // Discussion hosted at the Church of Scientology in Budapest explored online hate, moral responsibility and how faith communities can regain credibility through conduct, with themes…
Europe
OSCE meeting probes democratic lawmaking
At the midpoint of a two-day OSCE human-dimension meeting in Vienna, the focus has settled on a growing concern across Europe and beyond: how democracies can be weakened not only…
Europe
Can Strasbourg Catch Up With the CRPD?
Europe Can No Longer Defend Article 5(1)(e) of the European Convention on Human Rights
Opinion
As an ill wind blows across the Gulf, the Houthis finally do the Saudis some good
As the Israeli-US war against Iran rages across the Middle East, is it possible that Saudi Arabia is getting off more lightly? Public reporting strongly suggests that it is, which begs the question why. The evidence…
Health
Vienna hosts global drug policy debate at UN CND69
Vienna has once again become a diplomatic crossroads as the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens at UNODC headquarters, bringing together governments, researchers and civil-society…
Europe
European Parliament event explores the aims of the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe and beyond
An event took place inside the European Parliament today arranged by IMPAC Belgium, the ECR Group in the European Parliament, and the European People's Party. Entitled ‘Safeguarding Europe’, the event gathered policymakers, experts, and…
Health
Italy’s Drug Prevention Campaign Surpasses One Million Booklets Distributed in One Month
KINGNEWSWIRE / PRESS RELEASE/ With 500 volunteers active across the country, the initiative combines community outreach, athlete participation and a broader Scientology-supported prevention framework centred on education and responsibility MILAN,…
Europe
Shame on the EU! 15th month without EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief is over
In the meantime, the Council of Europe appoints a Secretary General’s Special Representative on antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, and all forms of religious intolerance 15 months after the end of the…
Europe
Berset Warns Europe Needs Legal Unity as Middle East War Spreads
Strasbourg, 1 March 2026 — As hostilities intensify across Iran, Israel and the wider Gulf, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset is urging Europe to move beyond improvised crisis…