Memorial rose to prominence for its studies of political repression in the Soviet Union and currently encompasses more than 50 smaller groups in Russia and abroad.

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The B.1.1.529 variant is believed to be the worst strain of COVID-19 yet, with scientists fearing it is more transmissible.

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 is the occasion to highlight the many struggles women from around the world continue to face, including domestic abuse, genital mutilation, online violence, and femici...

The IOM estimates that 23,000 people have died in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe since 2014.

Although COVID-19 has proven to be devastating in its deadliness, experts use available data from 33 out of 44 European countries to show that vaccines have cut the expected number of deaths by half.

Last year’s COVID travel restrictions and lockdowns saw tourist numbers from outside Finland slump by 98% compared with the previous 12 months.

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Greece, Bulgaria and EU leaders have all prevented EU membership talks beginning with North Macedonia.

"It has been eleven months... the patience of professionals has limits. We hope that this warning shot will be heard."

The carcass of an elk was found by police in Valery Rashkin's car last month. The Communist Party member last week admitted to shooting the animal.

Officials say they have recovered the bodies of 44 victims from the scene.

About 2,000 drivers who use the Uber app will be required to cease their activity in the Belgian capital by Friday evening.

Thousands of Roma women were forced into sterilisation in Slovakia dating back to the Communist rule of 1966.

Al-Raisi, who has been accused of overseeing torture, was today chosen as the new president of international police organisation Interpol.

All three major left-leaning candidates are polling below 8 per cent and with two far-right candidates likely to throw their hat into the race, activists are calling for the left to unite.

The Belarus-Poland border crisis has sparked fears in Kyiv that migrants will soon be sent Ukraine's way.

Zeman had just been discharged from a Prague hospital where he had been in care for six weeks.

Under the coalition agreement, Romania will rotate its prime minister every 18 months before the next parliamentary elections.

From 15 January, booster vaccines will be required for health passes to be valid.

The European Medicine Agency greenlighted Pfizer’s kids-sized shots on Thursday after concluding that the benefits outweighed the risks for 5-11-year-olds.

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UAE general Ahmed Al-Raisi, accused of overseeing torture at home, has been elected president of international police organisation Interpol.

Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are tightening restrictions amid a spike in cases.

Rescue operations have been halted and the missing are thought to be dead at the mine in the Kemerovo region, local authorities said on Thursday.

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How much the pharmacies must pay in damages will be decided by a federal judge next year.

The Australian government listed Hezbollah as a "terrorist organisation", extending an existing ban on armed units to the entire organisation. It also listed the far-right group "The Base" as a terror group.

As the country battles with the world's fastest-growing surge of COVID-19 cases, the government of Slovakia opts for a two-week lockdown.

It's believed more than 20,000 migrants have attempted the crossing this year, up from 8,500 in 2020.

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Magdalena Andersson resigns just hours after being voted Sweden's first female prime minister

At least 27 migrants died after their boat sank near Calais, authorities said, making it the largest tragedy of its kind in the Channel.

Britain is threatening to suspend the Northern Ireland protocol, which is the part of the Brexit deal that keeps Northern Ireland in the EU's single market for goods.

About 120 people were evacuated from a plant near Wrexham producing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after the bomb scare in January.

There were 267 attempts to cross the border fence from Belarus on Tuesday.

A number of British politicians have demanded changes to parliamentary rules after Labour MP Stella Creasy was told she couldn’t bring her baby into Parliament.

"Since many people are reading and listening to you, we will find time to arrange a tour of the 'red zones'," the letter read.

Here's how Germany's likely new coalition could change the country.

Qatar’s government accused the NRK journalists of "trespassing on private property and filming without a permit" but Norway has criticised the arrests.

MEPs have warned the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina could reignite a civil war in the country.

“What we see is a significant, large Russian military build-up. We see an unusual concentration of troops."

The demonstration follows government plans to restructure indebted coal mines as part of a programme to switch to renewable energy sources.

The crash is considered one of the deadliest traffic accidents in Europe for a decade.

As Sweden appoints its first female prime minister, we take a look at the proportion of women in positions of political power across Europe.

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The centre-left Social Democrats have been negotiating with the Green party and the pro-business Free Democrats since narrowly winning a national election in September.

French footballer Karim Benzema has received a 1-year suspended prison sentence over a sex tape blackmail trial.

An eight-year-old boy became the sixth victim to die after a man drove his SUV through a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade on Sunday.

Paris and Rome have signed a landmark cooperation pact on Friday after years of bitter disputes. Can Europe's new bromance steal the show from the French-German couple?