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Greek YouTuber Arrested Over Pay-to-View Abuse of Handicapped People

Greek police have arrested a YouTuber accused of systematically abusing mentally handicapped people on videos live-streamed to paying customers on social media. A police statement said the 35-year-old suspect arrested in Athens on Tuesday faces charges of human trafficking and...

Children’s Charity in Greece Rocked by Allegations of Abuse

A charity for vulnerable children and mothers in Greece is rocked by allegations of physical abuse of minors in its guesthouses.

Pope Francis ‘Begs Forgiveness’ Over Abuse at Catholic Schools in Canada

On Monday, Pope Francis apologized for the abuse suffered by Indigenous children at Canada’s church-run residential schools. The pontiff decried the country’s “catastrophic” residential school system and asked for forgiveness for the “evil committed by so many Christians.” His widely anticipated...

Woman Beaten to Death by Husband in 16th Femicide in Greece this Year

A 29-year-old woman in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupoli died on Thursday night after allegedly suffering a severe beating at the hands of her husband. This is the 16th femicide in Greece this year alone. The victim, a mother...

Greek Student in Italy Seriously Injured After Stabbing by Ex-Boyfriend

A Greek student in the Italian city of Turin has sustained serious injuries after her former boyfriend stabbed her in the neck and chest.

Animal Rights Activist Claims Brutal Attack While Filming "Donkey Abuse" in Santorini

A South African animal welfare activist claimed on Wednesday that he was brutally assaulted and threatened with death while filming the alleged abuse of donkeys on the Greek island of Santorini. Luke Barritt, a campaigner for the international charity "Network...

Video: Mistreatment of Elderly Female Migrant by Greek Police on Lesvos

An internal investigation is underway to look into the allegations that four Greek officers mistreated an elderly female migrant at the Moria hotspot on Lesvos. The allegations of improper treatment have come about following the officers appearing in a video...

A Member of a Monastery Accused of Abusing a 5-Year-Old in Rhodope

A shocking report was recently published by the newspaper "Foni tis Rodopis", the report details that a member of a monastery sexually abused a five-year-old boy in Rhodope. A court in Rhodope, northern Greece, is to make a decree about the alleged abuse of the 5-year-old...

Pakistani's Trial For Abusing Myrto

On Tuesday at 9am began the trial of Ahmed Waqas who, about a year and a half ago, brutally assaulted 17 year-old Mirto Papadomichelakis on the island of Paros. Waqas approached the teenage girl, who was sitting on boulders close to the sea,...

Cyprus: Priest Convicted in Abuse Case of Young Girl

The District Court of Nicosia, passed a guilty verdict to a priest in Cyprus accused of abusing a minor girl. The family of the priest was the girl's foster family. The priest was accused for indecent assault, between 1995 and...