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In a landmark judgment for participatory democracy, Europe’s top court has ruled in favour of ClientEarth lawyers in a long-running case for greater transparency in the European Union. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (gathering 15 judges) yesterday ruled that the European Commission must make public important documents used as a basis for its decision-making process.
Source: clientearth.org

On September 4^th, Central Electoral Commission, Prosecutor’s Office and FAS sent out requests to the major Internet platforms not to violate the Russian legislation on elections and to delete opposition’s posts. On September 8^th, the Day of Silence, it was reported that Google (which owns YouTube) complied with these requests of Russian authorities and blocked Navalny team’s videos. Press-office explains that the company considers all requests from authorities, and must act in compliance with local legislation.
Source: novayagazeta.ru

MPs will vote this week on whether to make misogyny a hate crime for the first time, as the campaign to compel police forces across the UK to recognise street harassment of women as a hate crime gathers momentum.
Source: theguardian.com

Poland's government is rapidly continuing the transformation of the judiciary in its own manner. The Regional Judge Council (KRS) nominated 40 new judges, who are to judge at the Supreme Court of the country. 15 more judges will be appointed in the coming weeks.
Source: sueddeutsche.de

German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel, who was jailed in Turkey for spreading "terrorist propaganda", has demanded compensation for his "unlawful detention." Despite his release, Yücel still faces a trial in Turkey.
Source: dw.com

Pavel Durov’s messenger Telegram agreed to give away to intelligence services the data on users considered terror suspects by decision of a court. This follows from the updated page on confidentiality policy of the messenger. Telegram is going to forward IP-addresses and phone numbers of suspects to the intelligence services. Previously, the company has never revealed users’ data.
Source: meduza.io

Poland’s deputy PM and science minister Jarosław Gowin said in an interview for one of Poland’s weekly magazines that if the ECJ rules in favor of Poland’s Supreme Court and allows it to suspend domestic legislation, then the Polish government “may have no choice” but to ignore the ECJ ruling as going against the Lisbon Treaty and the “spirit of European integration” in general.
Source: polandinenglish.info

Forty-three years after the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, the Socialist Party (PSOE) government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has begun the complex process of exhuming his remains from the Valley of the Fallen memorial site. The Cabinet approved a legislative decree that will add a pair of articles to the Historical Memory Law to legally safeguard the exhumation.
Source: elpais.com

The regulation will mean anyone wanting to buy or home a puppy or kitten will have to deal directly with the breeder or rehoming centre, pledging to end the trade of unscrupulous breeders who keep animals in filthy and cramped conditions and force some to be pregnant many times over.
Source: theguardian.com

Human Rights Council under the President of Russian Federation suggests to decriminalize breach of the sanctity of religion when it comes to public actions aiming to insult the religious feelings of a believer (part 1, article 148 of the Penal Code). Instead, it is suggested to complement the Code of Administrative Offences with the so-called “aggravated insult”. If the amendments are approved by the members of the council, the document will be forwarded to the Russian Popular Front and to the law enforcement agencies.
Source: meduza.io