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The German government has threatened companies like Facebook and Twitter with fines of up to EUR 50 M unless they take certain measures against the publication of incinatory materials and slander, reported DPA.

The First Basic Court in Belgrade has ruled in favor of Dragan Sutanovac in a defamation case he brought against Bratislav Gasic.

Gasic will have to pay RSD 200,000 to Sutanovac for damaging his honor and reputation when he said the latter eavesdropped on former Serbian President Boris Tadic. He will also have to pay the legal expenses of the trial.

The prosecutor in the trial of the 2015 death of Vangelis Giakoumakis in the northwestern city of Ioannina has recommended the acquittal of a former director of the school where the student was studying and the head of the dorm where he was staying, who were facing charges of negligence, as well as Christos Markoyiannakis, a former deputy minister who was accused of trying to protect the studen

Over 60 cases of pedophiles on the Internet have been uncovered by units of the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDBOP) since the beginning of 2016, stated the chief of the Transborder Organised Crime department, Yavor Kolev, cited by BNR.

The shocking images brought to light show student Vangelis Giakoumakis, aged 20, who was pushed by bullies to take his own life, being tortured by his fellow students at the Dairy School at Ioannina.

The photos published by Eleftheros Typos newspaper are taken from a video showing the eight young men accused of causing grievous bodily harm to Giakoumakis torturing him.

As Turkey's political leaders continue to trade harsh epithets in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandal, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has filed yet another complaint against the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader on "insult" charges, demanding 100,000 liras in compensation for non-pecuniary damages.

The Venice Commission, the legal advisory body of the Council of Europe, has recommended changes to the crime of "insulting the president" in Turkey, pointing to the law's "vague wording" and increase in related cases and penalties. 

Most women Kosovo have been sexually harassed at least once in their lives, according to a new survey published on Monday by the Kosova Women Network, KWN.

The published data suggest that 64.1 per cent of women were harassed last year compared with 32.5 per cent of men.

Net Patrol has received more than 2,600 reports concerning child pornography or online harassment since the service launched in August 2013.

Albania should reject a bill introducing imprisonment for libel of public officials, says OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.