European Institutions

  • Russian Prosecutors Call for Navalny to Serve 13 Years in Prison

    March 17, 2022

    Russian prosecutors have added charges to jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny , including embezzlement and contempt of court, demanding he serve 13 years in prison.

  • The Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe

    March 16, 2022

    After 26 years of membership, the Committee of Ministers decided in an extraordinary meeting that the Russian Federation is no longer a member of the Council of Europe, citing Article 8 to launch the procedure which states that any member of the Council of Europe which has seriously violated the rule of law, citizens’ freedoms and human rights may be suspended from its rights of representation.

  • EU Diplomats Increase Sanctions Against Russia

    March 09, 2022

    EU ambassadors agreed to more sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, targeting more oligarchs, the maritime industry and will remove three Belarusian banks from the SWIFT international payment system.

  • Top French Court Upholds Ban on Wearing Hijabs in Lille Courtrooms

    March 04, 2022

    France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, upheld a ban on barristers wearing the hijab and other religious symbols in courtrooms in the north, setting a precedent for the rest of the country as the Republican value of secularism stirs debate ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

  • Council of Europe Suspends Russia’s Rights of Representation

    March 02, 2022

    As a result of their recent armed attack of Ukraine, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has suspended the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly.

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