Disability rights

Several disabled people's and human rights organisations, Inclusion Europe, the European Network on Independent Living, the Centre for Peace Studies Croatia, Human Rights House Zagreb, and Human Rights Watch, on Wednesday said in a letter to Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic that Croatia should stop confining children and adults in institutions.

Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis on Friday refuted suggestions that the government may be considering the legalization of assisted suicide, saying that any such action will continue to be viewed as consensual homicide, a felony that carries jail time.

An Athens prosecutor and the chief of the police's homicide division have ordered the exhumation of the remains of prominent journalist Alexandros Velios, who died by euthanasia after a losing battle with cancer earlier this month.

Authorities are seeking to conduct tests on Velios's remains to determine whether he was assisted or administered the fatal dose of medication himself.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia and other citis will mark the World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday, with key buildings lighting up to show support for a worldwide information campaign.

Separately, between 11:00 and 15:00 local time in Sofia, a kids' fair is opened featuring workshops at the Sofia Zoo, with any children attending being allowed to draw the animals.

Those who discriminate against disabled person will face tougher penalties in Montenegro under new rules adopted by the government on Thursday.

Sabanc? Foundation Turkey?s Changemakers Program is continuing to share the unique stories of extraordinary people who contribute to social development in the country. The 10th Changemaker of the program?s 6th season is Süleyman Akbulut.

What would you do if your life changed in just one night in your early 20s?

Thousands of activists marched in Istanbul in support of the right to education and healthcare for people with disabilities, while urging for more publicly accessible spaces on Nov. 30, ahead of the International Day of People with Disabilities, held annually on Dec. 3.

Seselj was told about legal euthanasia

Doctor Milovan Bojic, who visited the leader of the Radical party last week, said that some people in the Hague were constantly talking to Seselj about "euthanasia in Dutch prisons."

One-tenth of the disabled people in Bulgaria have a job, as data by non-governmental organizations showed on Monday.