Athens Democracy Forum: As Democracy Erodes Globally, So Do Women’s Rights
A global swing by governments seeking to assert control has meant repercussions for women, including attempts to delegitimize them and limit their rights, experts said.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Freedom of Speech in Academia Is Under Attack
Clashes on university campuses, and administrators’ failures when dealing with them, have triggered actions by some governments meant to limit what universities and their students can say and do.
Viktor Orbán faces toughest challenge in years – but can Hungary’s strongman be unseated?
Orbánism offered Trump and the international populist right a blueprint, but its leader is under pressure at home from economic woes, falling support and Péter Magyar’s rise• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereBubble tea and …
Trump says he believes Ukraine can regain all land lost to Russia since 2022 invasion
US president claims Russia is in ‘big economic trouble’ as he calls for Nato countries to stop imports of Russian oilDonald Trump has said he believes Ukraine can regain all the land that it has lost since the 2022 Russian invasion in one of the strong…
Hungary refuses to stop buying Russian oil despite Trump’s Nato demand
Foreign minister says getting energy supplies elsewhere is a ‘nice dream’ while describing western European officials as ‘fanatics’Hungary will not wean itself off Russian energy supplies, the country’s foreign minister has told the Guardian, despite t…
Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds
Rights group also finds rise in openly gay, bisexual and transgender people running for office in 36 countriesPoliticians in at least 51 countries used homophobic or transphobic rhetoric during elections last year, from depicting LGBTQ+ identity as a f…
Only one thing can stop Trump turning the US into Russia
Governor Gavin Newsom is doing exactly what he had to do with his redistricting plan in California: attempting to stop Donald Trump rigging the 2026 midterms election in Republicans’ favor. When you have a president bent on maximizing his autocratic p…
Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia
Hungary’s foreign minister claims missile strike on energy infrastructure is ‘another attempt to drag us into war’Ukraine has hit a key pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline bringing fuel to Europe from Russia, knocking out supplies to Hungary an…
Kneecap lambast Viktor Orbán over ‘outrageous’ ban from Hungary
Band say three-year order is ‘attempt to silence those who call out genocide against the Palestinian people’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Irish hip-hop band Kneecap have criticised Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, after they wer…
Hungary opposition figures urge Democrats to organize against autocratic takeover by Trump
Forum speakers said Donald Trump’s second term resembles strongman Viktor Orbán’s first years in powerDemocrats must organize urgently for the 2026 midterm elections and avoid a “it can’t happen here” mentality to stop Donald Trump from staging a full-…