HumanRights

Tallinn Mayor Ossinovski: Tallinn stands with those who defend human rights and the rule of law

Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski stated at today’s meeting with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya that Tallinn supports those who stand for human rights and the rule of law, as Estonians [..]

Navalny supporters hold memorials marking one year since his death

By Ulf Mauder and André Ballin, dpa. Supporters of Alexei Navalny laid flowers on his grave in Moscow on Sunday, one year after the Russian opposition activist’s death in a [..]

Amnesty International accuses Israel of Palestinian genocide in Gaza

By Jan-Uwe Ronneburger and Annette Birschel, dpa. Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, saying the Israeli army intentionally committed war crimes. The [..]

Release of Wrongfully Detained Americans and Russian Political Prisoners

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva are now on their way back to the United States from Russia. Through the extraordinary efforts of [..]

Lithuania’s CC to rule on ban for those imprisoned for life to attend funerals

Lithuania’s Constitutional Court is set on Tuesday to rule on whether the existing legal provision that prevents persons sentenced to life imprisonment from attending funerals of their relatives is in [..]

The European Parliament strengthens its cooperation with the Belarusian Democratic Forces

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sign a Letter of Intent, in Valletta. During a ceremony at the European [..]

Thirty-five journalists imprisoned in Belarus “freed” symbolically in Vilnius

Journalists from different countries symbolically “freed” from prison 35 colleagues, currently imprisoned in Belarus, during a solidarity event in Vilnius on Friday. The #freedomforjournalists event was organized on the territory [..]

Estonia climbs to 6th place in 2024 World Press Freedom Index

Estonia rose by two places to sixth place after Finland in the 2024 edition of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index. Norway continues to top the World [..]

Estonian formin: Foreign agents law jeopardizing Georgia’s path to EU

At an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Georgia’s foreign agents law endangers the country’s path to the European Union. [..]

Lithuania opts not to contest latest ECHR ruling on CIA prison, to pay damages

Lithuania did not appeal the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) ruling on the unlawful detention of a Saudi national in a suspected secret CIA prison near Vilnius two decades [..]

Statistics: 41 pct of women in Estonia experience intimate partner violence

A large-scale relationship survey conducted by Statistics Estonia reveals that 41 percent of women in Estonia have experienced intimate partner violence during their lifetime. Jana Bruns, project manager at the [..]

Decision on boycott of Paris Olympics should be taken timely – Silina

The decision on a possible boycott of the Paris Olympics should not be taken in the last 24 hours before the opening of the Games, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina [..]

Putin kept Navalny alive as bait for his supporters – Vike-Freiberga

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin kept opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in captivity last week, alive as bait to identify his supporters, according to former Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga. In [..]

Matto: Street section in front of Russian embassy in Tallinn could be named after Navalny

Hanno Matto, member of the supervisory board of the North Estonia Medical Center and head of the State Elder August Rei Foundation, is of the opinion that the section of [..]

Palestinians must be given opportunity to establish their own independent state – Karins

The Palestinians must be given the opportunity to establish their own independent state, because only in this way can lasting peace be achieved, Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) stressed [..]

At least 1,213 Russian citizens face eviction from Latvia due to non-compliance with immigration law

At least 1,213 Russian citizens who have failed to comply with the provisions of the immigration law and have not submitted requests for residence permits, will be evicted from Latvia, [..]

Lithuanian formin, Khodorkovsky discuss state of Russian opposition, challenges

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday met with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one of Russia’s opposition figures and founder of the Open Russia Foundation, in Vilnius and discussed the goals and [..]

New wave of anti-Semitism could be expected in Europe – expert

A new wave of anti-Semitism and more widespread protests could be expected in Europe, Maris Andzans, director of the Center for Geopolitical Studies and vice-rector of Vidzeme University of Applied [..]