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Aid groups have warned of the risks of the crackdown on Georgia’s LGBTQ+ community.

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An โ€˜uncommittedโ€™ delegate finds hope in Tim Walz

Asma Mohammed, one of 30 โ€œuncommittedโ€ delegates for the Democratic National Convention, thinks the new ticket needs a cease-fire deal and an arms embargo to win.

UK far-right riots: everything we know

What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the UK government has responded.

French authorities probing death threats against Olympics opening ceremony organizer

A scene interpreted as a re-enactment of ‘The Last Supper’ prompted a series of hateful online messages.

How Taiwan Conquered US politics โ€” and showed Europe how itโ€™s done

The island democracy off the coast of China has wooed friends in every U.S. faction and region โ€” and thatโ€™s its greatest source of strength and protection.

Suspected vandals of Paris Holocaust memorial traced back to Bulgaria

Russian security services were previously tied to another act of vandalism with antisemitic undertones.

Violence against LGBTQ+ people on the rise in Europe โ€” report

Three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people in the EU think that their governments arenโ€™t doing enough to fight discrimination and intolerance.

How Scotlandโ€™s controversial hate crime law triggered JK Rowling, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk

A legal shake-up aimed at protecting minorities angers high-profile opponents on freedom of speech grounds.

Hate crimes spike in France

Country grappled with Oct. 7 and a resurgent far right.

UK unveils new extremism definition amid rise in hate crimes against Jews, Muslims

Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday (14 March) in response to an eruption of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims since the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel, although critics said the change risked infringing on freedom of speech.

Foreign policy sanctions and criminal law harmonisation

 Professor Steve Peers, Royal
Holloway University of London

Photo credit: Pierre
Blachรฉ, via Wikicommons

*This blog post draws upon and
updates research for the 5th edition of EU
Justice and Home Affairs Law (OUP,
2023)

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