bullying

Greece on Tuesday launched a national campaign to tackle school violence and bullying after several incidents recently shocked public opinion. "It is a comprehensive plan which speaks openly about the problem. We cannot sweep it under the rug. It exists,"...

A video of school violence has shocked public opinion in Greece and sparked new calls for the tightening of legislation concerning violence between minors. The video from an Athens high school shows a group of female students beating their classmate....

The Greek club PAOK Salonika signed twin South Korean volleyball players Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong, earlier this week. The twins have been banned by their former club and the Korean national team after accusations of bullying. The twins enjoyed...

Greek-Cypriot singer Peter Andre revealed that he contemplated committing suicide after suffering years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of bullies. Peter was born in London to Greek-Cypriot parents, but moved to Australia when he was six years...

Greek public opinion is in shock over the suicide of a 14-year-old student in Athens on Sunday amid allegations of extensive bullying by fellow students. The boy hanged himself on the balcony of his home in Argyroupoli, just south of...

Ariel Winter, the Greek-American star of the hit sitcom "Modern Family", has quit Twitter over the constant bullying and negativity she receives. Her representative told media outlets that "Ariel has taken a break from Twitter and engaging with commenters on...

Thirty students from an English school in the town of Rethymno, in Crete, were presented with the international Diana Award for their work against bullying by Britain’s Ambassador to Greece, John Kittmer, during a ceremony at the country’s embassy...

One in two doctors in Greece considers that working conditions are bad, while bullying, demeaning remarks and gender discrimination are frequent in Greek hospitals. The bullying and discrimination in the ​​healthcare sector in Greece is considerable, according to a study...

“He was teasing my sister so I took my revenge” confessed a 15-year-old student from Patras to Greek police, after he killed a fellow 17-year-old student with a shotgun. At first the younger boy had been claiming to have killed...

A 22-year-old female student stabbed three of her fellow students who had bullied her, with a knife. "I wanted to stop them, not to kill them. It was the only way to put a stop," the woman said. "It was carrying...