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Hungary

Hungary cracks down on NGOs

Hungary's parliament has approved a new law targeting foreign-funded non-governmental organisations.

13/06/2017

Afghanistan

Aid workers killed and kidnapped in Afghanistan

A German aid worker and Afghan guard have been killed in an attack on a guesthouse in Kabul. A Finnish national has been kidnapped.

21/05/2017

Italy

Growing row in Italy over claims of NGOs colluding with smugglers

There is growing controversy in Italy over claims that some NGOs involved in the rescue of migrants at sea have been colluding with Libyan people smugglers.

29/04/2017

Europe News

Hungary's PM Orban rebuffs EU criticism of university law

The European Commission on Wednesday opened a legal case against Hungary over a new higher education law that threatens to shut down a George Soros-backed university in…

26/04/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU, Hungary row rumbles on

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

25/04/2017

Israel

Israel-Germany spat over minister's meeting with NGOs

A diplomatic row has broken out between Israel and Germany.

25/04/2017

Hungary

Hungary submits bill targeting NGOs

07/04/2017

Russia

Amnesty shocked to find it's been locked out of Moscow office

The Moscow city council, which owns the building, claims the group is behind in its rent. But Amnesty claims it is all paid up

02/11/2016

Syria

Four medical workers killed in Syria airstrike

Four medical workers from the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations were killed overnight by an airstrike in Syria.

21/09/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan forces end Kabul aid agency siege after gun battle

Afghan security forces in Kabul have been battling gunmen who stormed an international aid group’s offices after a car bomb attack.

06/09/2016

World News

Dr. Alison Thompson on life as a full time humanitarian volunteer

30/08/2016

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Afghanistan: Children's circus act brings joy to Kabul residents

At the annual National Circus Festival in Kabul, members of the Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) are entertaining Kabul residents with a mix of juggling, acrobatics and…

16/08/2016

Greece

Refugees in Greece learn to love the sea again

During the summer months, for many of us a quick paddle or dip in the sea hardly seems anything out of the ordinary.

11/08/2016

World

The critical role of education in Europe's refugee crisis

The world is witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War ll.

27/07/2016

My Europe Series

Animal cruelty: is violence inherent to abattoirs?

Shocking hidden camera videos have reignited the debate on animal cruelty. We talk to a farmer, abattoir workers and a sociologist about the killing of animals for food.

22/07/2016

Europe News

The Brief From Brussels: UK inquiry slams Blair over Iraq

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top news stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

06/07/2016

Brazil

Video - Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva tribe on the edge of extinction

Despite winning a campaign to get Brazil to declare a protected area for the Kawahiva tribe – one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon Forest – campaigners say there is no time to

24/05/2016

Turkey

Humanitarian Summit seeks solutions in Istanbul

The World Humanitarian Summit, the first of its kind,is taking place in Istanbul.

23/05/2016

Bangladesh

The friendlier side of Davos

25/01/2016

France

What do green NGOs make of COP21 climate deal?

14/12/2015