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K-pop supergroup BTS ‘devastated’ by US hate crimes
South Korean K-pop sensations BTS didn't sing a word but in a White House visit on May 31 to meet President Joe Biden the supergroup's message against anti-Asian racism came loud and clear.
The seven stars joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the briefing room podium, a tiny, but a powerful stage.
Women in Albanian Media: From Secondary Victimisation to ‘Slut-Shaming’
Almost five years have passed, but for the victim, time has stood still, her story becoming an obstacle to her education, employment and personal relationships. She said she had tried to kill herself.
BIRN Fact-Check: Why Doctors Are Fleeing Erdogan’s Turkey
Low salaries and frightening levels of violence against medical personnel are not the only factors behind a worrying exodus, experts say.
Director dropped from festival over violence against woman
A director has been kicked out of the prestigious İKSV Film Festival following allegations that he was the perpetrator of a violent act against a woman.
Serhat Yüksekbağ was to compete in the National Documentary Competition with his "A New World is Born."
Transgender Teenager’s Suicide in Moldova Sparks Call for Law Change
Dan Perciun, an MP from the pro-European Action and Solidarity Party, said on Wednesday that legislation must change to prevent bullying and other abuses against the LGBT community after a 16-year-old who had been bullied and humiliated by classmates committed suicide.
Brnabic about the poster of domestic violence victims: Never saw anything so horrible
Namely, N1 published a poster which says that 298 women have been killed in the last ten years, and they have brought that into contact with the current government.
TikTok Balkans: Alarm Bells over Child Access to Video App
Six months passed before his parents found out, and the boy, from the Albanian port city of Durres, had already been duped into downloading a photo app containing what he described as "embarrassing photos", without elaborating.
New justice minister vows to take further measures against domestic violence
Turkey's new Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Feb. 2 said that domestic violence and violence against women will continue to be the first item on the agenda that his ministry will tackle.
"I instructed my friends. It is clear what has been done so far. We will work on what we can add to them, how we will take further steps," he said at a meeting on domestic violence.
The EC has Demanded that Hate Speech become a Crime
Hate speech and hate crimes should be included in the EU's list of crimes.
This is said in an initiative from today presented by the European Commission.
The idea was announced by EC President Ursula von der Leyen in her 2020 State of the Union speech.
Bulgarian Presidential Candidate Accused of Attack on LGBT Centre
Sofia Pride in June 2016. Photo: EPA/STR
Rainbow Hub, a venue for LGBT-related events in central Sofia, was entered and vandalised by a group of around ten people on Saturday.
Activist Gloriya Filipova, who was there at the time, told local media that she was punched in the face by Boyan Rassate, who she recognised. She also said he was carrying a knife.