Injustice
Probe into death of Nigerian shows no violence, police say
An investigation into the death of a 34-year-old Nigerian man at the Omonia police precinct earlier this month has not found any signs of police violence, the Athens police headquarters (GADA) said on Saturday.
Food delivery workers stage protest motorcade in Thessaloniki
Members of the union representing food delivery workers in Thessaloniki participated in a motorcade in the northern port city on Monday to protest the latest in a string of incidents involving physical and verbal abuse of staff by employers.
Political scapegoating
Whenever things get tough, the Greek government appears to start looking for phantom enemies to pin the blame on.
As bank shares plunged earlier this week, the leftist-led administration sought to put the blame on foreign news media and Greece's conservative opposition.
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Police probe claims that boy, 15, found hanged on balcony was victim of bullying
Police in Attica are investigating claims that a 15-year-old boy found hanged on the balcony of his family home in Argyroupoli, southern Athens, on Sunday morning, had been a victim of bullying at school.
According to police sources, the boy left a note explaining that he could not face continuing with his life due to the bullying.
Texas school shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied
A 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school should be seen as a "victim" because he may have recently been bullied, causing him to lash out, his father said.
Hate Speech Rising in Croatia, Report Warns
Hate speech and racist rhetoric has been increasing in Croatia, mainly targeting Serbs, LGBT people and Roma, warned the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
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France Introduces a Fine of 90 Euros for Sexual Harassment on the Street
France introduces a fine of € 90 for sexual and sexist harassment in public places, whether it's indecent gestures, whistles, or unwanted remarks, said government spokesman Benjamin Grivo, quoted by France Press.
Losing control
The situation with groups of rampaging anarchists smashing public and private property, with the senseless graffiti that seems to have left no building in the center of Athens untouched, and with the bullying tactics of sundry activists claiming to represent certain social causes has breached all limits of acceptability.
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Universities delaying in submitting reports on campus violence
Administrators at Greece's universities and technical colleges are being urged to speed up their reports on bullying for a special committee on campus violence that will convene next month under former justice minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos.
Violence against Rohingya, nearly a 'genocide': UK parliament
The violence targeting Myanmar’s Muslim minority “amounts to ethnic cleansing,” a U.K. parliament report has stated.