Prejudices

The first ever student organization for equality and  fight against all forms of discrimination, intolerance and aggression in higher education is already a fact, writes the site Huge.bg

The Athens Journalists' Union (ESHEA) has condemned a homophobic front page of the Eleftheri Ora newspaper, which incited readers to attack gay people, as "disgusting and bigoted."

The edition published on Wednesday denounced a gender identity bill that was voted into law in Parliament on Tuesday.

Turkey's foreign ministry has issued a disgruntled official stance against Germany and Austria, the DHA news agency reported. It highlights the "unacceptable election campaigns of politicians in both countries - against Turkey, on the grounds of blocking the process of EU accession."

Since last week's horrific scenes of white supremacists and Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, which resulted in deadly violence, American friends familiar with polarization in Turkish society in recent years keep telling me now they understand our despair.

It is becoming more difficult to fight Islamophobia in Europe, as mainstream political parties compete for votes with the far-right, Gün Kut, a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) since 2010, has told the Hürriyet Daily News.

The BBC has published an article headlined, "Homophobia in Serbia: 'I was abused for being gay'."

It looks into whether homophobic attitudes in Serbia have changed since Ana Brnabic became PM.

The BBC has published an article headlined, "Homophobia in Serbia: 'I was abused for being gay'."

It looks into whether homophobic attitudes in Serbia have changed since Ana Brnabic became PM.

General Secretary for Human Rights Maria Giannakaki wants legal action to be taken against a man calling himself "Father Cleomenis," who poses as a monk and this week posted a video of himself vandalizing the Holocaust Memorial in Larissa, central Greece.

The Youth and Sports Ministry has prepared a list of digital games that contain "harmful" elements for youngsters, raising eyebrows for including popular games like Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Pacman, daily Milliyet reported on June 26. 

Experts are urging authorities to take active measures to combat anti-Semitism in Greece after a recent study confirmed the high levels of hatred toward Jews in the country - believed to be the highest in Europe.