France Twitter under fire in France after suspending account of harassed teen Twitter admitted an "error" after it suspended Mila's account on Sunday. The teenager faces constant harassment since she posted an anti-Islam video last year. 15/03/2021
Uncovering Europe Why a rapper’s arrest has led to carnage on the streets of Barcelona For more than a week protests have raged over the jailing of rapper Pablo Hasél, whose sentence has ignited a heated debate over freedom of expression in Spain. 23/02/2021
Spain Pablo Hasél: Spain sees 4th night of riots as government shows strain Cracks in the Spanish government have begun to show over the Pablo Hasél case and the handling of the street violence his arrest has stirred up. 20/02/2021
The Cube Oversight Board overturns four Facebook decisions to remove content The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation. 29/01/2021
The Cube YouTube removes video of Austrian MP over 'COVID-19 misinformation' Herbert Kickl claimed that children would play "not the slightest role" in spreading the virus. 15/01/2021
Germany Donald Trump's Twitter ban is 'problematic,' says Angela Merkel Merkel's spokesman said social media platforms "bear great responsibility" for stopping disinformation and incitement of violence but that freedom of opinion was also of "elementary significance". 12/01/2021
Unreported Europe Samuel Paty: A murder showing the cracks in European society The murder of school teacher, Samuel Paty, at the hands of an Islamist terrorist shocked France. But the repercussions of this crime and how it reflects European society have opened wounds that no one knows how to heal. 18/12/2020
The Cube Spain divides opinion with strategy to combat online disinformation But media organisations and opposition political parties say the strategy could violate freedom of expression. 18/11/2020
Uncovering Europe Islamophobia or satire? Plantu on France's caricature controversy Satirical cartoons have a long and colourful tradition in France that dates back to the Middle Ages, but in recent years they have inspired controversy – and horrific acts of violence such as the attacks against Charlie Hebdo in 2015. Nevertheless, cartoonist Jean Plantu says debate will win. 27/10/2020
The Cube Turkish law tightening rules on social media comes into effect Critics say the restrictions are a part of a government crackdown on freedom of expression. 01/10/2020
View ‘Down with Satire!’ How our right to freedom of expression is being eroded ǀ View Freedom of expression - through satire, cartoons and so on - is being eroded by self-censorship. Despite it being a fundamental cornerstone of European culture, we are becoming afraid to be irreverent. 24/09/2020
Europe News Spanish rapper's extradition verdict delayed amid constitutional query A court in Belgium has postponed issuing a ruling on the extradition of the Spanish rapper Valtonyc 15/09/2020
France France debates blasphemy after teen posts viral anti-Islam video A 16-year old high school student posted an anti-Islam video on Instagram, sparking death threats and a national controversy on the right to blasphemy. 30/01/2020
Turkey 'Welcome back, Turkey': Court orders Ankara to lift its Wikipedia ban Ankara banned Wikipedia in April 2017 over entries that stated that the country had sponsored terrorist organisations. 26/12/2019
Europe News Belgian courts to rule on Spanish rapper's extradition On September 17, Belgian judges will rule on whether the controversial Spanish rapper Valtonyc may be extradited back to his native Spain, where he has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for "glorifying terrorism". 03/09/2018
Europe News Brief from Brussels: What came out of Strasbourg plenary? In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: our round-up from Strasbourg plenary session, where Dutch PM Mark Rutte presented his vision for Europe 13/06/2018
Europe News Brief: EU makes progress against online hate This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital. 18/01/2018
Europe News EU's 'dirty deal' with Turkey is a 'betrayal' of European values, says Turkish journalist Can Dundar is the former editor-in-chief of Cumhumriyet, a newspaper that is staunchly critical of the Turkish government. 28/10/2016
Europe News MEPs scrutinise EU-Turkey migration deal The EU’s deal to send migrants back from Greece to Turkey For every Syrian migrant sent back, one already in Turkey will be resettled inside the 13/04/2016
state of the union Europe Weekly: Brussels still reeling, Ankara not amused In this edition of Europe weekly, the Belgian capital remains in shock following the Brussels attacks, while migrants and refugees remain the big 01/04/2016
Europe News EU wades into Erdogan satirical song spat European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the Turkish government against attempting to muzzle the international media. 30/03/2016
Unreported Europe Determined youth of Poland use social media to battle right-wing shift Since the end of last year, Poland has been ruled by a populist right-wing government trying to get a hold of public media and the Constitutional Court. But student Artur Sierawski has something to sa 12/02/2016
state of the union Europe Weekly: Poland under fire over media laws In this edition of Europe Weekly: Poland is under fire for new media laws that have been described as an attack on the freedom of the press; the 15/01/2016
My Europe Series Are refugees or civil rights the priority in Turkey? Turkey’s snap elections come at a critical moment. President Erdogan aims to avoid the hung parliament from the June vote, but polls show no clear 29/10/2015
Unreported Europe Drawing the line: the high price paid by Prophet Mohammed cartoonists A life in hiding is the price two cartoonists have paid for their satirical depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. Swede Lars Vilks and Kurt Westergaard 20/03/2015
state of the union Europe Weekly: We are Charlie France is in mourning after the terrorist attack on Wednesday on the Paris offices of the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo left 12 people 09/01/2015
