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You deserve rape, Quran teacher tells children in Turkish school
Parents are demanding that a teacher of religion classes in northern Turkey be fired after he told some of his female students that they "deserve rape" for not wearing an Islamic headscarf.
Romanian Court Reopens Probe Into Miners' Violence
Romania's Supreme Court on Monday said it had reopened a case on the miners' uprising of June 13-15, 1990, and had annulled previous rulings not to prosecute anyone in this case.
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Parthenon Marbles: Matter sees light at UK's House of Commons on Mon.
Greece has called on the British government to stop stonewalling the return of the Parthenon Marbles despite a request for negotiations from the United Nations. The stance shown by the U.K. has been described as "clinging on to stolen booty for dear life itself" rather than return the sculptures to their rightful home, a country that is on the brink of economic collapse.
Charges dropped against daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief
Charges against Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar for "insulting" and "slandering" President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in an interview have been dropped due to a lack of evidence.
Turkish court refuses to hear election threshold complaints
The Constitutional Court has once again refused to hear appeals to remove the 10 percent election threshold, which parties in the country need to surpass in order to win representation in parliament.
European Court of Human Rights Rules against Bulgaria in 2 Cases
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against the Bulgarian state over the clash between supporters of nationalist party Ataka and Muslims outside Sofia's Banya Bashi mosque in 2011.
The lawsuit was initiated by Veli Karaahmed, one of the injured in the clashes, with the legal assistance of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC).
European Court of Human Rights fines Turkey over length of investigation
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey for violating Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, on the grounds that an investigation against a Turkish citizen was conducted ineffectively.
In the Mehmet Yaman vs. Turkey case, the ECHR has fined Turkey a total of 14,500 euros because the length of the investigation into Yaman violated Article 3.
ECRI welcomes anti-racism law, urges more action
The Council of Europe has commended Greece for a new anti-racism law but warns in a new report that xenophobia, violence against immigrants and discrimination against Roma are persistent problems.
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Syriza's Turkish deputies vow to 'tear down wall' in Thrace
Syriza?s Western Thracian deputies Ayhan Karayusuf and Hüseyin Zeybek are both hopeful of solving Greece?s minority problems, pledging to tear down the ?wall of shame?
ECHR rejects Turkish appeal to ruling on compulsory religion classes
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected Turkey's appeal to a ruling that said high school students must be allowed to opt out of religious education classes, which are currently compulsory.