Immediate release of youth delegate Enes Hocaoğulları https://t.co/8s3BuFtbq1 via @socpace

Inicio de la semana parlamentaria de la Asamblea Parlamentaria del Consejo de Europa en Estrasburgo con la reunión de grupo @socpace @gpssenado @gpscongreso

Congratulations to Despina Chatzivassiliou, who has just been re-elected as Secretary General of PACE for a second five-year term! Full details... https://t.co/YdtLyFzZxp

MEDIABOX: PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou speaks about her upcoming priorities for the Assembly in the wake of her re-election. https://t.co/oykGLtcKOy

Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym Butkevych has been awarded the 2025 Václav Havel Prize. Two other journalists, from Georgia and Azerbaijan, were runners-up for the Prize, which honours action to defend human rights worldwide. #TheirCourageOurRights

Statement on Türkiye Declaración sobre Turquía Déclaration sur la Turquie

Dall'Assemblea generale dell'#ONU oggi è venuto un atto importante per fermare la guerra e per riaprire la strada alla soluzione 2 Popoli-2 Stati. L'ampiezza di consensi raccolta dalla risoluzione (142 a favore, 10 contro, 12 astenuti) conferma che un assetto che riconosca i

📌 They know dictatorship firsthand. 🇬🇷 Papandreou saw his father jailed by the Greek junta. 🇪🇪 Kross fought for Estonia’s freedom. Now they warn: Hungary’s democracy is collapsing, corruption is rampant. We must listen.We must act. #Hungary #RuleOfLaw #CouncilOfEurope #Democracy

Noting the increasing level of repression against journalists and human rights defenders in Azerbaijan, rapporteur Christophe Lacroix (🇧🇪, @socpace) presents an information note on recent developments in that State, including the sentencing of Abzas Media staff to prison terms.

🗳️ PACE’s pre-election delegation urges that Moldova’s upcoming parliamentary elections be "inclusive, fair, and transparent", stressing that the process must “remain open to all citizens, at home and abroad.” More: https://t.co/Eestg0iaOh #Moldova #ParliamentaryElections

Thank you for the fruitful exchange and the majority of the @OeParl is standing firmly with the people of Belarus. We will do our best to support the opposition in Belarus and abroad to establish a country built on our common values of democracy, rule of law and human rights.

PACE rapporteur Saskia Kluit condemns the killing of 5 @AlJazeera journalists in #Gaza, calling it "a blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom". Read her full statement: https://t.co/BJ01TQ9ses #PressFreedom

A 23-year-old Youth Delegate to the Council of Europe, Enes Hocaoğulları, was arrested for his speech about the democratic backsliding and injustices in Türkiye especially after the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu. The arrest was grounded on the articles "publicly disseminating

💬 “We are facing an organised backlash against #womensrights in Europe and worldwide.” @BayrPetra’s call to action during the @PACE_News urgent debate at #PACESummer2025 remains more relevant than ever. 📺 Watch her interview ⬇️ https://t.co/f45Y5P6AZz

Diese Woche tagen alle Monitoringkomitees des Europarates in Straßburg. 🇦🇹 Expertinnen und Experten engagieren sich ehrenamtlich in diesen und halten gleichzeitig Kontakt mit uns und den österreichischen Delegierten in #PACE und #Kongress

PACE 10 key messages for the environment !: let's act now !

Justice matters. No rewards for aggression: President Zelenskyy hails Europe’s commitment to justice. Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa thanked the Council of Europe for real leadership in its stand against Russian aggression. Watch the full speech: https://t.co/KQs4VDDMoB

🟣 Women’s rights in Europe: are we moving forward or falling back? Don’t miss today’s urgent debate during #PACESummer2025 at 3pm (CEST), by Rapporteur: @BayrPetra (🇦🇹, SOC) 📺Tune in live: https://t.co/xNha6VhXnh #GenderEquality #IstanbulConvention #WomensRights

Met with President @ZelenskyyUa ahead of the signature of the bilateral agreement between @coe and Ukraine on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression. His visit sends a powerful message: Law must speak louder than bombs. The arc of history bends toward justice.

🇺🇦 President @ZelenskyyUa is visiting the #CouncilOfEurope today. He will sign an agreement with SG @alain_berset on a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and address both the Committee of Ministers and PACE. Watch live on YouTube & Facebook.