Human behavior
Telegram Shuts Serbian ‘Revenge Porn’ Groups Exposed by BIRN
Instant messaging service Telgram has removed the group Oralna podrška (Oral support) with over 50,000 members - one of the largest Serbian Telegram groups that shared women's intimate photos and videos, as well as porn content - along with 12 other groups that published revenge porn.
Human rights watchdog calls for action over reports of police violence
The Hellenic Union for Human and Civil Rights (ELEDAP) sent an open letter to Citizens' Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos regarding reports of police violence during demonstrations following the train crash at Tempe on February 28.
Anger and the election of competent, principled politicians
Bosnian Aid Organisation Prepares Thousands of Ramadan Meals for Believers
The meals are intended for "Iftar" suppers, eaten at the end of the day-long fast in Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from food and water from sunrise until sundown for one month.
"The meals are intended for Iftar, but will be provided for [all] people, no matter their religious or national identity," Saliha Roksa, spokeswoman of Pomozi.ba, told BIRN.
Teachers staying in quake zone for special needs children
A special education and rehabilitation teacher and a physiotherapist did not leave Kahramanmaraş even though their families have left the city, and they are volunteering tirelessly for children with special needs.
Domestic and Sexual Violence Sentences ‘Often Lenient’ in South-East Europe
The US State Department's global human rights report for 2022, published on Monday, said that in the majority of south-east European countries, perpetrators of domestic violence and rape often receive lenient sentences.
In some countries, the authorities also fail to properly investigate spousal rape cases, according to the State Department report.
The US on Bulgaria in 2022: Impunity and Corruption, Problems with Media Freedom
The US State Department's new 2022 annual human rights report says the Bulgarian government's efforts to address corruption and human rights abuses are "insufficient."
The report said steps had been taken to investigate officials accused of human rights abuses and corruption, but there was a problem of impunity.
Prince Harry sues tabloid for defamation over story
Lawyers for Prince Harry asked a judge on March 17 to rule that a tabloid newspaper libeled the British royal with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the U.K.
Why I joined the demonstrations spurred by the rail disaster
Because although taking to the streets to express your grief, your anger and your questions may not bring back the young faces you saw in the photos that were published when devastated relatives were seeking for their loved ones, at least in that way you feel that you mourn them as if they were all our children.
Too Many Children Suffering Abuse in Kosovo Schools, TV Show Hears
Sexual, physical and mental abuse of school pupils in Kosovo is one of the biggest challenges for Kosovo's Social Welfare Centres, after domestic violence, due to the high number of phsycological, physical and sexual abuse cases in schools, BIRN Kosovo's TV show Kallxo Pernime heard on Wednesday