USA "This will be the last night of an all-white Oscars” Civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton last night delivered an ultimatum to the movie industry, demanding a more diverse nomination list for the 2017 29/02/2016
World Jesse Jackson: 'We're winning' battle for racial equality Reverend Jesse Jackson has devoted his life to civil rights activism in the US and has made various forays into diplomacy. Euronews reporter Joanna 25/08/2015
USA US civil rights icon Julian Bond dies aged 75 American civil rights activist Julian Bond has died at the age of 75. Bond co-founded the Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee in the 1960s 16/08/2015
USA NAACP march to Washington begins with civil rights rally in Selma The NAACP has launched a 40-day march across the US South on Saturday (August 1) with a rally in Selma, Alabama, aiming to draw on that city’s 01/08/2015
USA Ku Klux Klan set for Confederate flag rally as black church fires probed The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is set to stroke tensions in South Carolina, it’s emerged, as investigators probe a series of fires at predominantly black 01/07/2015
USA American Civil War flag offends many as symbol of slavery Held for nine murders in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof has also fired up passions in the United States over the flying of a southern battle 23/06/2015
Italy Rome: Same sex couples celebrate first civil unions Rome’s new civil unions registry has started work. Fourteen same sex couples were among the first to seal their commitment to each other during a 21/05/2015
world news Moroccan-born man convicted on terror charges stripped of French nationality France’s top court ruled it was possible to strip a Moroccan-born man convicted on terror charges of his French nationality, paving the way for more 23/01/2015
Culture news New York exhibition marks 50 years since Martin Luther King historic march Stephen Somerstein was just 24 years old when he photographed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the five-day, 54-mile Selma to Montgomery March in 16/01/2015
Italy Italy court grants legal rights to child born to lesbian couple A court In Italy has recognized the legal status of a child born to a gay couple. The ruling challenges the country’s stance on marriage being 07/01/2015
France France: Marseille backs down over 'Nazi-era' ID cards for homeless The French city of Marseille has been forced to back down over ID cards designed to help the homeless but which caused a storm of protest from 05/12/2014
USA Big Brother? Government demands for private Facebook data on the rise BIGGEST DEMANDS FOR DATAThis table shows the countries who made the most requests to Facebook for access to users’ account data, January-June 2014 06/11/2014
My Europe Series How to get your voice heard in the EU “I know that the European elections are coming up later this May. I was wondering how else I could make my voice heard in the EU?” George from 09/05/2014
USA Folk music pioneer and activist Pete Seeger dies aged 94 Folk music pioneer Pete Seeger has died aged 94, his family has confirmed. The artist, who was known for his protest songs and enjoyed a career 28/01/2014
World 50 year anniversary of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech Fifty years ago on August 28 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous speech at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. A pastor 28/08/2013
World Jesse Jackson assesses Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech 50 years on The Reverend Jesse Jackson was a trailblazer for a black politicians like Barack Obama and a symbol of the political power – or sometimes 27/08/2013
USA Why is Luther King's "I have a dream" speech so hard to find online? Martin Luther King’s iconic “I have a dream” speech 50 years ago acted as a catalyst for the civil rights movement in the United States, a movement 23/08/2013
My Europe Series What about my rights? The respect of our basic rights has become a top priority for many Europeans, and something that was supposed to strengthen those freedoms was the 27/05/2013
My Europe Series ‘Guardians’ of EU rights also bound by charter European citizens are being reminded that the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights, which came into force in 2009, is not just legally 27/05/2013
World The power of civic education A recent report from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement noted a significant fall in knowledge some students 10/05/2013
Culture news Erasmus students and Italian elections: a chat with the EU Italian Erasmus Students are angry: they won’t be able to vote in the general elections on February 24-25 because of what is seen as a flaw in 24/01/2013
World Veteran civil rights activist on US racial progress When Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American president four years ago, his race was a major talking point. Now, the issue of race 06/11/2012
My Europe Series Consular protection for EU citizens This week’s question on U-talk comes from Andris, from Riga in Latvia: “I plan to go on holiday to Cuba with my children. As far as I know there is 12/07/2012
My Europe Series When things go wrong abroad What protection can tourists or expatriates outside the European Union expect if things go wrong? Bruno Van de Bossche is a Belgian citizen and 25/06/2012
My Europe Series What is the European Citizens' Initiative? In this edition of U-talk, Damien, from Lyon, France, poses this question: “I was recently approached in the street and asked to sign a European 06/04/2012
My Europe Series Internet sharing impact of ACTA Andrea, from Belgium, asks: “Will the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ACTA, prevent students from sharing information among 16/03/2012
