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MPs in Italy back a new law that would legalise a form of euthanasia

The bill has been criticised by right-wing Italian MPs and will now go to the country's Senate.

Italy

Italy's Constitutional Court rejects referendum on euthanasia

A petition for a referendum on the right to die had collected more than 750,000 signatures last August, well above the threshold required to trigger a vote.

Health news

10% of healthcare workers struggle with suicidal or self harm thoughts

New research in Australia, which mirrors previous findings in Europe, lays bare the scale of the struggle that healthcare workers are experiencing.

Health news

Assisted dying pod you can 3D print yourself approved in Switzerland

A review of the pod found no legal obstacles preventing its use in Switzerland, but critics fear its goal to "democratise" voluntary euthanasia with AI brings new risks.

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Germany

German family deaths linked to fake COVID certificate, says prosecutor

The man suspected of killing his family and himself left a note indicating that he was afraid of being arrested after obtaining the fake certificate, investigators say.

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Russian orthodox monk who denied the COVID-19 pandemic is jailed

Father Sergiy was arrested in December 2020 after giving sermons that urged believers to "die for Russia".

Portugal

Portugal's president vetoes law legalising euthanasia

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the second draft still needs "clarification".

Netherlands

'Suicide powder' may have killed dozens, say Dutch prosecutors

Only strict medically-approved assisted suicide is legal in the Netherlands.

Belgium

Belgium vows crackdown on rape after suicide of 14-year-old victim

Belgium's government has proposed doubling the maximum sentence for rape after a 14-year-old victim killed herself just days after she was assaulted and filmed in Ghent.

The Cube

Twitter 'maliciously violating' Russia's content laws, says watchdog

Russia's communications regulator says Twitter has failed to remove more than 2,800 illegal pieces of content since 2017.

Russia

Russia: Suspect found dead after 3 people killed in bus stop shooting

Russian authorities say the suspect in Monday's fatal shootings in the Nizhny Novgorod Region has been found dead. Three people were killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a bus stop in central Russia.

France

Meet the woman campaigning for her right to die just for being old

Jacqueline Jancquel plans to have assisted suicide in December 2020. She’s 76 years old: she has no terminal illness, she’s not in a lot of pain.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The loss of Caroline Flack has put the impact of online abuse on mental health in sharp focus ǀ View

The tears on the cheeks of those who mourn the death of Caroline Flack are yet to dry, but now is the time to stop this from happening to anyone else.

Germany

German court rules assisted suicide ban violates citizens' rights

A judge said in a ruling that a 2015 law, which banned assisted suicide when being conducted on a “business basis”, was unconstitutional

World News

Suicide rates fall among LGBT+ community in Sweden, Denmark

Suicide rates among lesbians and gay men are falling as the stigma around homosexuality fades, but are still much higher than among straight people, a study released on Thursday has found.

France

French student unions demand poverty relief after attempted suicide

There are calls for more financial aid for students in difficulty after a young man set himself alight in Lyon in a protest over precarity.

Italy

Italy's top court rules assisted suicide not always a crime

The constitutional court was asked to examine the case of Fabiano Antoniani, aka DJ Fabo, a music producer, left tetraplegic and blind by a traffic accident five years ago.

Europe News

World Suicide Prevention Day: Countries need better prevention strategies - WHO

On World Suicide Prevention Day we speak to a psychologist about young people at risk, and a Police Trade Unionist about the pressures on officers in their public role.

World News

Suicide: One person dies every 40 seconds, WHO reveals

The United Nations agency said the most effective ways to reduce the number of suicides would be for governments to restrict access to pesticides.

Netherlands

Dutch teen's controversial death 'no question of euthanasia' CORRECTED

A Dutch teenager who has detailed her struggles with sexual assault, depression, and anorexia has died at home but reports of 'euthanasia' incorrect.