Now playing Next world news Russian journalist Ilya Azar freed early from jail after lone protest Authorities in Moscow have released Russian journalist Ilya Azar early after he was jailed for staging a one-man protest against the detention of another activist. 07/06/2020
Now playing Next China Hong Kong outlaws insulting China's national anthem Hong Kong's legislature has outlawed insulting China's national anthem just as activists planned to commemorate Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre despite a ban. 04/06/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU expresses 'grave concern' over developments in Hong Kong The EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell defended the 'one country, two systems' principle but no sanctions against China have been put on the table. 29/05/2020
Now playing Next no comment Hong Kong protests over law to ban ridicule of China's national anthem Demonstrators gathered at Hysan Place shopping mall on May 27. 27/05/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary: 'Critics silenced' in social media arrests as EU mulls powers The EU calls for emergency powers to be eased along with lockdowns, amid concern at a spate of arrests in Hungary over social media posts. 14/05/2020
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Now playing Next state of the union Bye-bye Britain: Brexit day is here In this special edition we look at how British MEPs feel as they leave Brussels and what exactly will change in the European Parliament when they go. Aside from less Brexit drama, the loss of British voices and political representation could strengthen some and weaken others. 31/01/2020
Now playing Next world news 'Stagnating' European democracy follows year of protest — study The average global score for democracies fell from 5.48 out of 10 in 2018 to 5.44 in 2019 — the lowest since the Democracy Index was created. 22/01/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Croatian EU presidency says no to sanctions on Hungary and Poland The European Parlament last week requested strong action from the Croatian presidency on rule of law. Here is the reaction from the Croatian presidency. 20/01/2020
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Now playing Next China Hundreds of protesters leave university under siege by police Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that around 100 protesters remain in the Polytechnic University campus. 18/11/2019
Now playing Next Greece Greece commemorates student uprising that doomed military junta It's the annual commemoration that is often marred by violence. 16/11/2019
Now playing Next Germany Euroviews. The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago. Democracy seemed to have won out, but we were wrong ǀ View Why the tide of freedom and democracy has started to ebb, and what can be done about it. 11/11/2019
Now playing Next Bulgaria 30 years after 1989, central Europeans say democracy is again at risk "It appears that some of the freedoms won in the 1989 revolutions are now under pressure," the report from the Open Society Foundation found. 04/11/2019
Now playing Next China Many of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters defy face ban After a night of unrest, protesters return to the city's streets, this time peacefully. 05/10/2019
Now playing Next no comment Police use tear gas at anti-China protest in Hong Kong A large crowd amassed for a protest rally ahead of Tuesday's 70th anniversary of communist rule in China. 29/09/2019
Now playing Next China Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas at anti-government protesters Meanwhile groups loyal to the Chinese government began tearing down anti-government messages from so-called Lennon walls, named after the Beatles singer John Lennon 21/09/2019