#Politics

EU Parliament: plenary meeting to address Russia and the Navalny case, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the coup in Myanmar

Street protests. Msgr. Pezzi (Archbishop of Moscow): “The people’s discontent deserves immediate answers”

Msgr. Pezzi, Archbishop of Moscow: “I consider the Robin Hood role that the West attributes to Navalny to be somewhat…

The Navalny case: Council of Europe, “arbitrary ruling. Meeting the obligations undertaken by Russia as a member state”. Arrests go on

Navalny the tip of the iceberg. Lipke: “Russia- violence, poverty and lack of freedom”

Jesuit Fr Stephan Lipke, director of the St Thomas Institute in Moscow, analyses the situation in the Eurasian country for…

Myanmar: Borrell (EU), condemns the coup. “Unacceptable attempt to forcibly overturn the will of the people”

Trump and Merkel: two political methods, two visions of democracy

The year 2021 began with the former US President leaving office, while the German chancellor is expected to step down…

Myanmar: Europe condemns the military coup. Von der Leyen, “legitimate civil government” must be restored. Sassoli, “immediate release” of all those detained

Myanmar under state of emergency. Military seizes power. People stay in their homes, widespread tensions and fear

Chaos in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) was arrested this morning by…

Portugal: towards the legalisation of euthanasia. Portuguese Federation for Life, wrong law at a time when people die from Covid

Sweden: the government promotes an independent institute for human rights. Lindhagen (MP), “the equality of all persons is increasingly questioned”

Remembrance Day: Sassoli (EU Parliament), “we all have a duty to preserve democracy”