Violence against men

Some 3,500 people have downloaded the panic button app introduced to help victims of domestic violence, according to Social Cohesion and Family Minister Sofia Zacharaki. 

A 45-year-old man from Syria accused of rape and sexual acts with a six-year-old girl was arrested.

The man, according to a Greek police statement, is accused of committing criminal acts against a minor under the age of 12 inside an apartment in Athens.

A Greek child charity said on Monday it had received a report last July involving a 13-year-old girl from the island of Lesvos who told the police on Monday she had been raped by two men.

Criminal defense attorney Apostolos Lytras will be barred from practicing law for the next six months, the Athens Bar Association has decided. The suspension comes in the wake of a domestic violence incident against his wife.

The Daily Mail reports on a joint operation conducted by British and Bulgarian authorities aimed at combating human trafficking across the English Channel. This collaboration resulted in the seizure of 125 inflatable boats, 128 engines, over 700 pumps, and 300 rubber rings, totaling 33 seizures of goods.

Thousands of people gathered in Paris, France, to show solidarity with Gisele Pelicot and all rape victims, with demonstrators gathered in the Place de la Republique, holding banners that read "Support for Giselle," "Shame must change sides," and "Victims, we believe in you." on September 14, 2024.

Two individuals accused of robbing and raping a 23-year-old in Thessaloniki and then posting the act online have been arrested by the police.

Thessaloniki police arrested a 43-year-old local man and a 33-year-old foreign national, who have been charged with rape, robbery, and violating personal data laws. They are expected to appear before a prosecutor.

For years, the woman experienced hair loss, weight loss, and memory lapses, often seeming disoriented. Friends and family feared she had Alzheimer’s. However, in late 2020, after being summoned to a police station in southern France, she learned a much more horrifying truth.

The 20-year-old girl from Salamina described what occurred, she was the victim of an attempted rape by a 35-year-old man.

“I got off the bus around 2:30 p.m. I saw him following me. I didn’t know what to do, I was on the steps, going down to the beach. He bothered me twice. I tell him, “I don’t want any more acquaintances,” I discourage him, and he comes back a third time.

Todor Batkov, owner of a worker import agency, discussed the growing issue of illegal human trafficking through Bulgaria in an appearance on Nova TV. Batkov highlighted that Bulgaria is becoming a significant hotspot for illegal trafficking operations aimed at Western Europe.