Human rights abuses

The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has accused Bulgarian police of brutality towards migrants in a new report funded by British charity Oxfam.

The report of alleged abuses is based on the testimony of migrants walking through from Bulgaria into Serbia. The migrants claim that they had been subject to beatings and extortion by Bulgarian police.

The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) of the Council of Europe published on Thursday the report on its most recent visit to Bulgaria.

The visit, which took place between February 13 and 20, was an opportunity for CPT to assess the progress in the implementation of its long-standing recommendations.

The Pentagon is poised to release a much-anticipated report on shutting down Guantanamo Bay, even as Congress battles to block the transfer of the military prison inmates from Cuba to US soil.
 

Chinese doctors admit that they try to cure homosexuality with electric shock therapy.

Images show Chinese men with electrodes placed close to their genitals and on their head before being subjected to huge doses of electric voltage in order to rid of their homosexuality.

Morning ferries to Turkey's western islands of Gökçeada and Bozcaada off the coast of Çanakkale have been canceled on the day of the Nov. 1 snap elections due to bad weather. 

A strong northeastern storm on the northern coasts of the Aegean Sea have caused the suspension of ferry services from Çanakkale to its Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos) districts since Oct. 31. 

Journalists have compiled a comprehensive snapshot of the CIA’s post 9/11 rendition flights in a 500-page document.

The terror suspects related to the arms hideout at Marathonas were planning a series of entrepreneurs and ship owners kidnappings, said police on Friday.

A notebook with names of certain people who were targets of kidnappings along with detailed execution plans were found in the hideout.

The appointment of ANEL (Independent Greeks party) MP Dimitris Kammenos as Deputy Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks by PM Alexis Tsipras has caused an uproar in the Greek political scene, which spread to social media, as the right-wing populist politician is associated with circulating anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories.

The prosecuting authority has charged Brig-Gen Dimitar Shivikov, former national commander of the Bulgarian contingent in Afghanistan, with abuse of office in 9 new cases.

One way to fight against sexual abuse of children is Net Patrol - an electronic service that citizens can use to prevent the spread of child pornography.

Those who come across disturbing illegal content online can report it via this page