‘Islam does not belong to Germany’

19 Apr 2018
In his first interview since taking over the position of interior minister, Horst Seehofer said, ‘Islam does not belong to Germany’, and he has committed to an immigration policy with a ‘master plan’ to accelerate deportations.…

Switzerland: Congo aid conference

19 Apr 2018
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) boycotted a UN donor conference in Geneva that was seeking to raise £1.2bn for the country. Over 13 million Congolese need humanitarian aid. It is a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Aid…

Slovakia: Mass protests continue over journalist’s murder

13 Apr 2018
For the second Friday running thousands of people protested across Slovakia against their government’s handling of a journalist’s murder and an end to high-level corruption, as talks between the country’s leaders failed to end a spiraling…

Hungary: Viktor Orban - ‘The most dangerous man in Europe’

13 Apr 2018
This week, Viktor Orbán was elected for a third consecutive four-year term as Prime-Minister of Hungary. In 1989, he addressed 250,000 people in Budapest calling for free elections and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. He became…