The Austrian government’s plan to make vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory has sparked mass protests Thousands of Austrians took to the streets of Vienna in protest of an upcoming parliamentary vote to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory, with protesters calling for the government to be replaced. Protesters carried Austrian flags through the streets on Saturday as police […]
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Stark new projections for Europe’s winter Covid deaths revealed
Over 2 million people could die of Covid-19 in Europe this winter, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned in its latest forecast, adding that most of the countries’ health systems could be overwhelmed. Around half of the 53 nations comprising the WHO’s European Region could face a period of “high or extreme stress” when […]
Europe’s top human rights organization calls on Poland to change criminal definition of rape
In a statement released on Thursday, the Council of Europe called on Poland to change its definition of rape to ensure women are better protected, warning that, currently, the law could let assailants walk free. Europe’s top human rights body urged the EU member state to alter its current legal definition of rape over concerns […]