Discrimination

Serbian police on Monday interrogated two participants at last weekend's anti-government protests for allegedly carrying a makeshift gallows during the rally in Belgrade on February 2.

Dozens of people held a silent protest against anti-Semitism at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University Monday following the desecration last week of a monument marking the site of a former Jewish cemetery.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic posted this on Facebok on Monday, adding:

"We all, state authorities, international organizations, civil society, academia and the media must do our utmost to counter this trend and recommit to the values and principles born after the tragedy of the Holocaust."

A woman was fined 800 euros after a court found her guilty of voicing racist and xenophobic comments on Facebook.

Greece and Israel on Wednesday initiated the first bilateral dialog on fighting anti-Semitism, xenophobia and racism, amid a spate of vandalisms against Holocaust monuments and Jewish cemeteries across Greece.

The Parliament conclusively adopted amendments to the Disability Act, setting up a monitoring Council to promote, protect and watch for the rights of people with disabilities, Focus News Agency reports.

For the third time, the building of the National Palace of Culture will shine in the colors of the rainbow on the occasion of the International Day of Tolerance, reported the Bulgarian National Television.

After the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Jews were subjected to increasingly discriminatory treatment accompanied by organised violence. On November 9th 1938, the Nazis started a pogrom against the Jews. Synagogues were set on fire, according to unitedagainstracism.org

The Greek Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned a deadly attack on a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on Saturday.

In a Tweet, the Foreign Ministry said it was "shocked" by the killing of 11 people by a lone gunman who stormed the Tree of Life synagogue during prayers.

A total of 40 renowned men from the arts and business world have founded an association named "Yanındayız" ("We stand by you" in English) in an attempt to support women's organizations and women's rights advocates against gender discrimination.