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Southern Europe
Albanian court: Rejecting “parent 1 and 2” is no discrimination
After two years, an Albanian pastor has been declared innocent of insulting the gay community of the Balkan country. According to the pastor, the family and children’s futures were at stake. On Friday, the Administrative Court in Tirana overturned a decision from the Albanian Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination against…
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Northern Europe
Danish teenager soon can go for abortion at 15
The age limit for abortion should be lowered from 18 to 15, says the Danish government. According to critics, this proposal drives parents to the sidelines. “Parents have to be involved.” It has been fifty years since Denmark legalised abortion. And on that 50th anniversary, Marie Bjerre, the Minister for…
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Central Europe
Controversy in German Church over Israel exhibiton
An exhibition on the flight and expulsion of Palestinians from Israel in 1948 may not be shown at the German Evangelical church day in June. This was decided unanimously by the board of directors of the yearly church festival “Kirchentag”. The decision is because the exhibition on the “Nakba” presents…
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Northern Europe
Danish trans-rapist must remain in men's prison
A Danish prisoner who had a legal gender change to a woman must remain in a men’s prison, a court ruled. One of the court’s arguments is this prisoner’s crimes. Keeping a biological male identifying as a female in a men's prison is not a violation of human rights. That…
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Northern Europe
Church of Norway to apologise for “pain and shame” to LGBT people
The Church of Norway is planning to apologise for its attitude toward LGBT people. In the past year, they have changed their view on this matter. According to the Church of Norway, she has caused many “deep wounds, pain and shame” to the LGBT people in the past. Therefore, the…
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Eastern Europe
Orthodox Church of Ukraine switches to Western calendar
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) decided to align its religious calendar with the Western one. With this, it distances itself from the Russian tradition. For Orthodox Christians in Ukraine, Christmas traditionally falls on January 7th, just like their fellow believers in Russia. Instead of Western countries, which use the…
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Northern Europe
Church of Norway fears lowering age of sexual consent to 15
The Norwegian government is planning to lower the minimum age for children to have sex. Furthermore, the famous Nordic Model to protect prostitutes should be abandoned. The Church of Norway warns against these suggested reforms. The Norwegian government suggests placing greater responsibility on children and young people by lowering the…
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Western Europe
France: no more TikTok without parental consent
The French Senate agrees to limit young people’s sign-up options on social media. This is part of a policy by the French government to make the internet safer for young people. No more Snapchat, TikTok or Instagram for French children under 15. At least unless their parents give explicit permission,…
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Northern Europe
No kosher food for Jewish prisoners in Norway
The Norwegian Minister of Justice, Emilie Enger Mehl, does not give in to the demand for Jewish food in prison. Two Jewish prisoners had asked for better food facilities following their religious requirements. The Jewish community in Norway even called this a human rights issue. One of the options mentioned…
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Western Europe
Abortion not scrapped from Penal Code in the Netherlands
The Dutch Lower House is reluctant to remove abortion from the Penal Code. The request from a citizens’ initiative did not receive enough support during a debate on Wednesday. Abortion is not a crime, is the title of the citizens' initiative. The petition was signed some 94,000 times. The drafters…
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