Biometrics

A trial of 49 individuals arrested on Saturday afternoon following reports of vandalism at the Aristotle University in the northern port city of Thessaloniki was postponed until March 29 on Monday, due to lack of witnesses.

All suspects were released from custody. 

The value of fingerprints as means of identification was established

A proposal to abolish the issuance of indefinite identity cards for Bulgarian citizens aged over 58 has been put forward by members of the GERB party, including former interior ministers Manoil Manov, Hristo Terziyski, and Mladen Marinov.

Concern at the Anti-Terrorism Department as long as there is no declaration of responsibility - The "orphan" fingerprint from the bomb at Goudi's - Concern about the trapped envelope in the courts of Thessaloniki

Police have released some 80 people, including minors, from among the 424 people detained following violent incidents after a volleyball match on Thursday in which a police officer was seriously wounded.

The 80 were released after they provided fingerprints, DNA samples and other evidence.

Professional photographers are grappling with a fresh challenge as biometric photo booths gain popularity, adding to their existing concerns about unregistered work in the industry, according to sector representatives.

An Ankara court has arrested eight members of a gang that deceived hundreds of people with various promises, presenting themselves as senior officials in top institutions of the state.

Skopje's Criminal Court, on Thursday sentenced former Secretary General of the Government Dragi Rashkovski to eight years' jail in a first-instance verdict. He was found guilty of abuse of office and money laundering in the case known in North Macedonia as the "Software" case.

Türkiye has started printing its own biometric passports as of Aug. 29, the country's interior minister said at a press conference held at the site where the first "fully Turkish" passport was printed.

Süleyman Soylu gathered with journalists late on Aug. 29 at the General Directorate of Civil Registration and Nationality, an affiliate of his ministry, in the capital Ankara.

The OSCE ambassador underscored that the problem of surveillance and its impact on media freedoms is not just an issue for the Serbian government, but for European countries as well. Those who control information, control the future.