Council of Europe
STRASBOURG – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding immediate action to secure the release of all journalists detained in contravention of international…
Europe
The Commission is advancing the savings and investments union to deliver tangible benefits for all EU citizens. Two new proposals focus on improving financial literacy at all stages of life…
Europe
Illustration of what the UN has termed the ‘triple planetary crisis' of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution across the global ocean. Adapted from: von Schuckmann et al, 2025. Copernicus…
Human Rights
The rights office, OHCHR, interviewed 314 witnesses who left the DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea – and consulted with several organizations and experts to evaluate the human…
Press releases
KINGNEWSWIRE / Press Release / PARIS — While French health officials continue to prioritize “harm reduction” policies — from supervised injection sites to cannabis decriminalization debates — a different kind…
United Nations
“Military activities continue in and around Gaza City, but also in the south, taking a heavy toll on civilians, including deaths, injuries and further displacement,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric…
Africa
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has been undergoing a brutal and complex restructuring of its religious and political landscape. After decades of marginalization, the Shiites, who…
United Nations
A 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who depends on a wheelchair was among crowds fleeing Israeli military aircraft operations east of Rafah in Gaza on 13 October 2023, said committee…
News
The European Times talked with her about IPPFoRB, her commitment to FoRB and the state of health of religious freedom in the world A conversation with Ms Fernanda San Martin…
Christianity
A meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 600th anniversary of the founding of the first monastic settlement on the Solovetsky Archipelago…
