European Convention on Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Greece to pay 6,500 euros in compensation each to two applicants who lodged a complaint regarding the conditions of their detention prior to expulsion from the country.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey 10,000 euros upon the complaint of a Russian national, who was detained for six months between 2010 and 2011.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey in two cases, it announced on June 17, upholding complaints brought against the country on the grounds that free speech was violated.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Turkey guilty of violating the right to the freedom of expression, in a case regarding an article written by a law professor.

Socialist veteran Theodoros Pangalos said on Monday that he plans to press charges against Avgi newspaper for reporting that, as foreign minister, he turned in Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan to the Turkish intelligence service in 1999.

From Human Rights Watch

HRW is also to officially present a report on Bulgaria's immigration policies on April 29 in Sofia.