
Prisoners Have a Human Right To Smoke, Says European Court
The ECHR ruled that Estonia’s blanket smoking ban in prisons breached inmates’ basic rights.

The ECHR ruled that Estonia’s blanket smoking ban in prisons breached inmates’ basic rights.

Twenty member states warn that the inability to remove rejected or criminal Afghan asylum seekers is undermining public trust and putting European security at risk.

Estonia has convened an emergency UN Security Council meeting, as tensions rise over repeated Russian airspace violations.

The announcement comes after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets reportedly violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, and incident Moscow denied.

The incident marks the latest in a series of airspace clashes across Eastern Europe

Debris from a combat drone was found near Tartu, 75 km from Russia’s border

This is not the first time Russia has violated Estonian territory, prompting a diplomatic backlash.

In the sea of liquid modernity, we must create islands on which the old books are read, the traditional songs sung, the ancient faith clung to.

Facing pressure to meet NATO commitments, a group of EU countries will now be allowed to take on extra debt to fund military upgrades.
Estonia has begun building anti-tank defences as part of the Baltic Defence Line, aimed at stopping any future invasion at the border.