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Tusk Government Takes Political Retaliation to the Next Level with Raid on Catholic Foundation

Lukács Fux November 27, 2025

Special services coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak said that anti-corruption officers were sent to the Lux Veritatis Foundation at the request of the prosecution service.

People carry a banner with the image of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro behind bars during a protest against a constitutional amendment that requires Congress to authorize any criminal charges against deputies and senators through a secret vote, in São Paulo on September 21, 2025.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Detained

TEC News / AFP November 22, 2025

The former head of state had been under house arrest since August, and on Saturday one of his lawyers announced that he had been taken into custody.

Polish Vote Sparks Authoritarianism Fears: Former Justice Minister Stripped of Immunity

Zoltán Kottász November 7, 2025

Zbigniew Ziobro: “I will not allow anyone to silence me or deprive me of my right to defence.”

PiS leader, former prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński speaks during an anti-migration protest in the Royal Castle Square in Warsaw, October 11, 2025.

Kaczyński:Those Demanding Ziobro’s Arrest Are ‘Themselves Criminals’

Rebeka Kis November 4, 2025

The PiS leader also warned that arresting former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is seriously ill, would be equivalent to a death sentence.

Álvaro García Ortiz (R) during his inauguration as a Supreme Court prosecutor in 2020

Spain’s Top Prosecutor Faces Trial

TEC News / AFP November 3, 2025

Álvaro García Ortiz is accused of leaking confidential files linked to a tax fraud case involving the partner of a leading conservative politician.

Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (C) at the country’s Independence Day march in Warsaw on November 11, 2022.

UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest

Rebeka Kis October 30, 2025

The former Polish justice minister faces charges of leading a criminal group and misusing public funds.

Italy’s Audit Court Blocks Sicily Bridge Project

TEC News / AFP October 30, 2025

Legal barriers have emerged to government plans for a bridge linking Italy’s biggest island to its mainland.

Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik holding a joint press conference in 2017

Poland: Former PiS Ministers Put on Trial as Political Purge Deepens

Zoltán Kottász October 17, 2025

Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik could face a prison sentence of up to five years.

Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs rings the bell during Justice and Home Affairs Ministers council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on December 9, 2021.

Slovenia’s Right-Wing Opposition Targeted Ahead of Elections

Zoltán Kottász September 30, 2025

Former PM Janez Janša accused the left-wing government of intimidating conservatives at a time when it is struggling in the polls.

Özgür Özel, Leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) gestures as he attends a rally in support of jailed mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu in Istanbul, on September 3,2025.

Lawfare Shakes Turkish Opposition Ahead of Presidential Elections

Lukács Fux September 12, 2025

The former mayor of Istanbul stands trial while his opposition party won’t submit to a court-imposed leadership.

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Tusk Government Takes Political Retaliation to the Next Level with Raid on Catholic Foundation

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Detained

Polish Vote Sparks Authoritarianism Fears: Former Justice Minister Stripped of Immunity

Kaczyński:Those Demanding Ziobro’s Arrest Are ‘Themselves Criminals’

Spain’s Top Prosecutor Faces Trial

UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest

Italy’s Audit Court Blocks Sicily Bridge Project

Poland: Former PiS Ministers Put on Trial as Political Purge Deepens

Slovenia’s Right-Wing Opposition Targeted Ahead of Elections

Lawfare Shakes Turkish Opposition Ahead of Presidential Elections

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