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Combating hate speech Poster
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The Muscat Plan of Action: challenges and responses to the accelerating spread of hate speech

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR): il nuovo rapporto sull'Italia esprime preoccupazione per l'imparzialità dei media
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Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR): new report on Italy raises concerns over media impartiality

RSF, world press freedom index 2026
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Reporters Without Borders: Italy regresses in the World Press Freedom Index 2026

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Reporters without borders: published the 2026 press freedom index

Refugees in detention facility
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Freedom House: published special report “Collaboration and Resistance: Tracking Transnational Repression in 2025”

World press freedom day 2026
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World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2026: “Shaping a Future at Peace”

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European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights: Case Europa Way S.r.l. v. Italy , violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights

Civicus Monitor 2025
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Civicus Monitor Report 2025: civic space is obstructed in Italy

CoE erosion of academic freedom
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The Council of Europe calls for stronger safeguards to defend academic freedom

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Human Rights Council: Biennial Panel on Youth and Human Rights - the role of youth in fostering peaceful societies

Thousands of protesters armed with placards filled most of Whitehall outside Downing Street.
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The new CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist highlights serious concerns regarding the exercise of civic freedoms in Italy

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Freedom House: Freedom in the World 2025 Report has been released, The Uphill Battle to Safeguard Rights

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The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority: functions and composition in 2025

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Iran's Literacy Movement Organization (LMO) are making efforts to integrate population and reproductive health messages at all levels of literacy classes in the selected provinces of Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Golestan and Kordestan and the semi-urban area of Islam Shahr, south of the capital, Tehran. The messages that are incorporated into the literacy curricula are on issues such as reproductive health, women's empowerment, and reproductive rights of women, gender equality, and male involvement in family life, education of the girl child and those related to adolescents. Some women bring their children to class as they haven't anyone to look after them. The student's ages range from nine to forty-five. Students at Navid Danesh girl's high school.
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Iran

Iran: UN experts identify human rights violation in the provisions of the new Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab

Italy

Council of Europe: Commissioner for Human Rights asks the Italian Senate to refrain from adopting the security bill which runs against human rights