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Here's a little token of gratitude π π
We created a starter pack featuring old and new accounts of democracy-support organisations and experts.
Follow them all in one click! π
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Former Polish justice minister granted asylum in Budapest: political fallout | Jakub Jaraczewski
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January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro - a key figure in the Polish #ruleoflaw crisis - was granted asylum in Hungaryβ οΈ
Is Ziobro, as he claims, a victim of a political witch hunt or is Hungarian PM Viktor Orban once again shielding his foreign allies from justice? βοΈ β¬οΈ
Is Ziobro, as he claims, a victim of a political witch hunt or is Hungarian PM Viktor Orban once again shielding his foreign allies from justice? βοΈ β¬οΈ
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro - a key figure in the Polish #ruleoflaw crisis - was granted asylum in Hungaryβ οΈ
Is Ziobro, as he claims, a victim of a political witch hunt or is Hungarian PM Viktor Orban once again shielding his foreign allies from justice? βοΈ β¬οΈ
Is Ziobro, as he claims, a victim of a political witch hunt or is Hungarian PM Viktor Orban once again shielding his foreign allies from justice? βοΈ β¬οΈ
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πͺπΊβοΈπ©πͺ Spending my day at @hertieschool.bsky.social to witness the first training as part of the Starlight 2.0 project on strategic litigation in fundamental rights and the rule of law, organised by Hertie School, @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social and @democracyreporting.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
πͺπΊβοΈπ©πͺ Spending my day at @hertieschool.bsky.social to witness the first training as part of the Starlight 2.0 project on strategic litigation in fundamental rights and the rule of law, organised by Hertie School, @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social and @democracyreporting.bsky.social
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Opportunity: Prototype meaningful youth engagement! π
Feb 10β12, the Nets4Dem Democracy Lab comes to Bilbao!
It's a three day interactive space for cities to solve real democratic challenges, learn from Bilbaoβs innovations, and co-design solutions.
Register by Feb 2 β¬οΈ
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Feb 10β12, the Nets4Dem Democracy Lab comes to Bilbao!
It's a three day interactive space for cities to solve real democratic challenges, learn from Bilbaoβs innovations, and co-design solutions.
Register by Feb 2 β¬οΈ
bit.ly/3Ngzcgh
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Opportunity: Prototype meaningful youth engagement! π
Feb 10β12, the Nets4Dem Democracy Lab comes to Bilbao!
It's a three day interactive space for cities to solve real democratic challenges, learn from Bilbaoβs innovations, and co-design solutions.
Register by Feb 2 β¬οΈ
bit.ly/3Ngzcgh
Feb 10β12, the Nets4Dem Democracy Lab comes to Bilbao!
It's a three day interactive space for cities to solve real democratic challenges, learn from Bilbaoβs innovations, and co-design solutions.
Register by Feb 2 β¬οΈ
bit.ly/3Ngzcgh
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The CJEU has ruled that Polandβs Constitutional Tribunal is not a lawful court.
Yet the rule of law crisis in Poland is not over.
JAKUB JARACZEWSKI and LAURENT PECH explain what the judgment is about β and why implementation will be difficult.
verfassungsblog.de/commission-v...
Yet the rule of law crisis in Poland is not over.
JAKUB JARACZEWSKI and LAURENT PECH explain what the judgment is about β and why implementation will be difficult.
verfassungsblog.de/commission-v...
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The CJEU has ruled that Polandβs Constitutional Tribunal is not a lawful court.
Yet the rule of law crisis in Poland is not over.
JAKUB JARACZEWSKI and LAURENT PECH explain what the judgment is about β and why implementation will be difficult.
verfassungsblog.de/commission-v...
Yet the rule of law crisis in Poland is not over.
JAKUB JARACZEWSKI and LAURENT PECH explain what the judgment is about β and why implementation will be difficult.
verfassungsblog.de/commission-v...
STARLIGHT 2.0 empowers legal professionals across the EU to use the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in their strategic litigation.
Learn more about the programme: bit.ly/4pyQl2d
Learn more about the programme: bit.ly/4pyQl2d
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
STARLIGHT 2.0 empowers legal professionals across the EU to use the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in their strategic litigation.
Learn more about the programme: bit.ly/4pyQl2d
Learn more about the programme: bit.ly/4pyQl2d
They are taking their litigation game to a whole new level! π
The first #STARLIGHT cohort is ready: lawyers turning the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights into real courtroom power.
First meetup in Berlin next week!
Learn more about STARLIGHT π
The first #STARLIGHT cohort is ready: lawyers turning the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights into real courtroom power.
First meetup in Berlin next week!
Learn more about STARLIGHT π
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
They are taking their litigation game to a whole new level! π
The first #STARLIGHT cohort is ready: lawyers turning the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights into real courtroom power.
First meetup in Berlin next week!
Learn more about STARLIGHT π
The first #STARLIGHT cohort is ready: lawyers turning the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights into real courtroom power.
First meetup in Berlin next week!
Learn more about STARLIGHT π
πΈ A snapshot of our findings:
- Women politicians faced abuse in ~8% of comments
- Nearly double the rate faced by men
- Much of it reflects deep, gendered hostility in political debate
Do you still think women participate with equal freedom in Sri Lankaβs elections?
Read more: bit.ly/49ugnxF
- Women politicians faced abuse in ~8% of comments
- Nearly double the rate faced by men
- Much of it reflects deep, gendered hostility in political debate
Do you still think women participate with equal freedom in Sri Lankaβs elections?
Read more: bit.ly/49ugnxF
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
πΈ A snapshot of our findings:
- Women politicians faced abuse in ~8% of comments
- Nearly double the rate faced by men
- Much of it reflects deep, gendered hostility in political debate
Do you still think women participate with equal freedom in Sri Lankaβs elections?
Read more: bit.ly/49ugnxF
- Women politicians faced abuse in ~8% of comments
- Nearly double the rate faced by men
- Much of it reflects deep, gendered hostility in political debate
Do you still think women participate with equal freedom in Sri Lankaβs elections?
Read more: bit.ly/49ugnxF
Social media was supposed to expand political participation.
But often, women politicians face hate, threats, and abuse just for showing up.
After analysing 110,000+ Facebook & YouTube comments during elections in #SriLanka, we found disproportionate amounts of hate towards women.π
But often, women politicians face hate, threats, and abuse just for showing up.
After analysing 110,000+ Facebook & YouTube comments during elections in #SriLanka, we found disproportionate amounts of hate towards women.π
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Social media was supposed to expand political participation.
But often, women politicians face hate, threats, and abuse just for showing up.
After analysing 110,000+ Facebook & YouTube comments during elections in #SriLanka, we found disproportionate amounts of hate towards women.π
But often, women politicians face hate, threats, and abuse just for showing up.
After analysing 110,000+ Facebook & YouTube comments during elections in #SriLanka, we found disproportionate amounts of hate towards women.π
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ππΊπΈπ° The new year breathes fresh life into an established fact that doing anything related to politics and law in CEE without a degree in history or an adjacent field is extremely difficult.
πͺ§Hundreds protested at Slovakiaβs embassy in Budapest against a new Slovak law penalizing denial or questioning of the BeneΕ‘ Decreesβpost-WWII rules used to strip Hungarians and Germans of their rights and properties. Opposition leader PΓ©ter Magyar even vowed to expel the Slovak ambassador.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
ππΊπΈπ° The new year breathes fresh life into an established fact that doing anything related to politics and law in CEE without a degree in history or an adjacent field is extremely difficult.
πReligious freedom in the EU?
Read this blog part of our FOCUS project! ‡οΈ
And learn more about our project on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights here: focuscharter.eu
Read this blog part of our FOCUS project! ‡οΈ
And learn more about our project on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights here: focuscharter.eu
Religious freedom in the EU remains as pertinent and contested as ever.
In a new Focus Symposium β In Good Faith, JAKOB GASPERIN WISCHHOFF & TILL STADTBΓUMER explore freedom of religion and examine the latest developments from an EU law perspective:
verfassungsblog.de/in-good-faith/
In a new Focus Symposium β In Good Faith, JAKOB GASPERIN WISCHHOFF & TILL STADTBΓUMER explore freedom of religion and examine the latest developments from an EU law perspective:
verfassungsblog.de/in-good-faith/
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
πReligious freedom in the EU?
Read this blog part of our FOCUS project! ‡οΈ
And learn more about our project on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights here: focuscharter.eu
Read this blog part of our FOCUS project! ‡οΈ
And learn more about our project on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights here: focuscharter.eu
Reposted by Democracy Reporting International
πͺπΊβοΈπ΅π± Revenge is a dish best served cold (and after five years). Moments ago, CJEU, in the case Commission v. Poland, found that the Polish Constitutional Tribunal has not only violated EU law with its anti-EU rulings, but also was (is) not an independent court established properly by law. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
πͺπΊβοΈπ΅π± Revenge is a dish best served cold (and after five years). Moments ago, CJEU, in the case Commission v. Poland, found that the Polish Constitutional Tribunal has not only violated EU law with its anti-EU rulings, but also was (is) not an independent court established properly by law. 1/
#Disinformation, an election strategy?! We keep hearing how content spreads online just in time to influence voters; Europe wasnβt an exception. Just ahead of 2026 elections, weβre back to analyse the networks behind this. Our #DisruptDisinfoNetworks project will look deeper into these threatsβ¬οΈ
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
#Disinformation, an election strategy?! We keep hearing how content spreads online just in time to influence voters; Europe wasnβt an exception. Just ahead of 2026 elections, weβre back to analyse the networks behind this. Our #DisruptDisinfoNetworks project will look deeper into these threatsβ¬οΈ
Your Data Access toolkit ππ½
Our latest update shows major platforms still make researcher access slow, inconsistent, and overly restricted.
We clearly lay out what dataβs available, whatβs missing, and how platforms and the European Commission can fix it.
Our latest update shows major platforms still make researcher access slow, inconsistent, and overly restricted.
We clearly lay out what dataβs available, whatβs missing, and how platforms and the European Commission can fix it.
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Your Data Access toolkit ππ½
Our latest update shows major platforms still make researcher access slow, inconsistent, and overly restricted.
We clearly lay out what dataβs available, whatβs missing, and how platforms and the European Commission can fix it.
Our latest update shows major platforms still make researcher access slow, inconsistent, and overly restricted.
We clearly lay out what dataβs available, whatβs missing, and how platforms and the European Commission can fix it.
The evidence is clear. Now we need action.
Weβre working with Sri Lankaβs Election Commission and social platforms to make online political spaces safer for everyone.
Full findings + recommendations: bit.ly/4pIVINn
Weβre working with Sri Lankaβs Election Commission and social platforms to make online political spaces safer for everyone.
Full findings + recommendations: bit.ly/4pIVINn
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The evidence is clear. Now we need action.
Weβre working with Sri Lankaβs Election Commission and social platforms to make online political spaces safer for everyone.
Full findings + recommendations: bit.ly/4pIVINn
Weβre working with Sri Lankaβs Election Commission and social platforms to make online political spaces safer for everyone.
Full findings + recommendations: bit.ly/4pIVINn
β No one should pay a higher price for political participation because of their gender.
Online abuse pushes women out of public life and weakens our democracies.
Online abuse pushes women out of public life and weakens our democracies.
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
β No one should pay a higher price for political participation because of their gender.
Online abuse pushes women out of public life and weakens our democracies.
Online abuse pushes women out of public life and weakens our democracies.
Women political figures faced far more hate than men.
On Facebook:
- The Prime Minister π±π° (a woman): 12.1% hateful comments
- A woman local candidate: 9.7%
- A male candidate:2%
YouTube showed a similar pattern.
On Facebook:
- The Prime Minister π±π° (a woman): 12.1% hateful comments
- A woman local candidate: 9.7%
- A male candidate:2%
YouTube showed a similar pattern.
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Women political figures faced far more hate than men.
On Facebook:
- The Prime Minister π±π° (a woman): 12.1% hateful comments
- A woman local candidate: 9.7%
- A male candidate:2%
YouTube showed a similar pattern.
On Facebook:
- The Prime Minister π±π° (a woman): 12.1% hateful comments
- A woman local candidate: 9.7%
- A male candidate:2%
YouTube showed a similar pattern.
As political debate shifts online, itβs getting more personal, more emotional, and more violent toward women.
We saw this firsthand while monitoring Sri Lankaβs 2025 local elections π
Hereβs what we found π
We saw this firsthand while monitoring Sri Lankaβs 2025 local elections π
Hereβs what we found π
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
As political debate shifts online, itβs getting more personal, more emotional, and more violent toward women.
We saw this firsthand while monitoring Sri Lankaβs 2025 local elections π
Hereβs what we found π
We saw this firsthand while monitoring Sri Lankaβs 2025 local elections π
Hereβs what we found π
π€ @youthdemocracycohort.com Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
@ec.europa.eu @epd.eu
@ec.europa.eu @epd.eu
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
π€ @youthdemocracycohort.com Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development
@ec.europa.eu @epd.eu
@ec.europa.eu @epd.eu
They are also training to use the offline version of the Digital Training Package or DTP - a package helping communities all across Africa to shape elections, more about it soon.
First-time voters are fully prepared ahead of the 2026 elections, ready to defend democratic spaces!
First-time voters are fully prepared ahead of the 2026 elections, ready to defend democratic spaces!
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
They are also training to use the offline version of the Digital Training Package or DTP - a package helping communities all across Africa to shape elections, more about it soon.
First-time voters are fully prepared ahead of the 2026 elections, ready to defend democratic spaces!
First-time voters are fully prepared ahead of the 2026 elections, ready to defend democratic spaces!
Youth in Nigeria is gearing up! π₯
They are absorbing all the knowledge they need to take part in elections, not just watch them; this time they are going digital.
Under the WYDE Civic Engagement project the CJID is supporting young people in Nigeria to use digital tools and work towards democracy.
They are absorbing all the knowledge they need to take part in elections, not just watch them; this time they are going digital.
Under the WYDE Civic Engagement project the CJID is supporting young people in Nigeria to use digital tools and work towards democracy.
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Youth in Nigeria is gearing up! π₯
They are absorbing all the knowledge they need to take part in elections, not just watch them; this time they are going digital.
Under the WYDE Civic Engagement project the CJID is supporting young people in Nigeria to use digital tools and work towards democracy.
They are absorbing all the knowledge they need to take part in elections, not just watch them; this time they are going digital.
Under the WYDE Civic Engagement project the CJID is supporting young people in Nigeria to use digital tools and work towards democracy.
βοΈ Passionate about the #RuleofLaw?
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EUβs Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 π bit.ly/48H2QT5
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EUβs Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 π bit.ly/48H2QT5
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
βοΈ Passionate about the #RuleofLaw?
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EUβs Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 π bit.ly/48H2QT5
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EUβs Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 π bit.ly/48H2QT5
Cyclone Ditwah continues to impact Sri Lanka; we stand in solidarity with our colleagues who have been impacted by the recent floods.
DRI is here to support them as they rebuild, recover and continue their essential work with communities across the country.
DRI is here to support them as they rebuild, recover and continue their essential work with communities across the country.
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Cyclone Ditwah continues to impact Sri Lanka; we stand in solidarity with our colleagues who have been impacted by the recent floods.
DRI is here to support them as they rebuild, recover and continue their essential work with communities across the country.
DRI is here to support them as they rebuild, recover and continue their essential work with communities across the country.