Journalists in Greece targets of surveillance, ostensible legal actions, and harassment through online campaigns. New Human Rights Watch report exposes the government’s control over state media, the pressure on journalists to self-censor, and wide-spread failure to ensure media pluralism in Greece.

The nationwide protests of the last months, in Greece over the deadly 2023 train crash and in Serbia over the deadly collapse of a roof at a rail station, are both inspired by wide-spread corruption and rule of law failures that took innocent lives. @evacosse.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

The message from Strasburg to BiH over failed implementation of Sejdic-Finci group of cases is clear: provide tangible updates and concrete implementation plan to end racial and ethnic discrimination in the constitution or expect new action in the absence of progress. search.coe.int/cm#{%22CoEId...

There was a robust civil society and victims-led regional initiative for truth and reconciliation in the the states of former Yugoslavia, known as RECOM, which after years of invested work failed due to lack of political will. I hope this will be different. balkaninsight.com/2025/03/07/b...

On this International Women's Day, an insightful reflection by Macarena Sáez on the state of women's rights in regions across the world. Despite some victories, many women still suffer from preventable violence. Below more on the wide-spread issue of gender-based violence in the Balkans.

"Political leaders in the EU and UK have recently appeared willing to set aside universal human rights ... And some governments - notably Hungary’s - have hollowed out democracy from within, with damaging consequences for human rights inside and outside the country." Ben Ward @bpward.bsky.social

Two years after the fatal Tempi train crash, Greece's parliament is investigating a potential cover-up. This is a crucial chance to deliver accountability, address rule of law failings, and restore public trust to democratic institutions More from @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

‘There’s no other solution’: Polish abortion centre opens in challenge to strict laws

It is highly disconcerting to see the foreign agent law reintroduced and adopted in Republika Srpska despite strong local and international outcry for its withdrawal. The law will increase control over independent media and further shrink civil society space. Republika Srpska should repeal the law.

The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has called for the group to lay down arms and disband. Türkiye should seize the moment to change course and end its misuse of terrorism charges against political opposition, media, and civil society.