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Greek government's forced deportation provokes anger

Amidst protests by local human rights activists refugees on the Greek island of Chios were taken to detention centres on the Greek mainland in handcuffs. Around 60 recently arrived immigrants were taken by ferry...

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Harsh treatment awaits children fleeing war and persecution

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Greek police raze refugee camp to the ground.

Early on Sunday morning hundreds of members of the Greek police force raided an unofficial refugee camp in the Greek port of Patras as part of an nationwide 'clean sweep" operation. The camp which has been in...

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created by Teacher Dude | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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Beach beats ballot in Greek Euro vote

With over 98% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections counted the winner of the 2009 countdown seems to be the beach as voters across the country fled the cities and enjoyed the good weather. Greece...

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created by Teacher Dude | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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Prisoners in Greek jails pay the price for dramatic escape

The dramatic escape by helicopter from Athens maximum security Korydallos jail by two prisoners for the second time last week turned convicted kidnappers, Vasilis Paleokostas and Alket Razai into folk heros for...

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created by Teacher Dude | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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Greek prison break turns robbers into folk heroes on Facebook

The dramatic escape by helicopter of convicted kidnappers and bank robbbers, Vasilis Paleokostas and Alket Razai from the Korydallo maximum secuirty prison, Athens has turned the pair into folk heros for many young...

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created by Teacher Dude | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
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Greek government fights for its political life

Latest opinion poll results show that nearly half of Greek voters believe that neither of the country’s two major political parties is capable of governing. The ruling right - wing New Democracy was given an...

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created by Teacher Dude | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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Weapon shipments to Israel makes waves in Greece

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Weapons shipment to Israel makes waves in Greece

Despite having joined the rest of the EU in its condemnation of the Israeli invasion in Gaza, Greece was planning to permit the transportation of ammunition from the US to Israel via the Greek port of Astakos,...

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created by Teacher Dude | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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Monastery land scandal claims second Greek minister

With the resignation of Theodoros Roussopoulos, the Vatopedi monastery scandal claimed its second Greek minister. Roussopoulos, minister of state and the ruling New Democracy party's media spokesman quit...

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created by Teacher Dude | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Greece hit by massive strikes

Greece was hit today by a a wave of stoppages which effectively paralysed the country. Journalists, teachers, air traffic controllers and many other unions staged the action in order to protest against the...

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created by Teacher Dude | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Monk's monkey business threatens to topple Greek government

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Monk's monkey business threatens to topple Greek government

For most world leaders the events of the previous weeks have been a source of worry and concern. However, for Kostas Karamanlis, the leader of Greece’s ruling New Democracy conservatives the economic crisis has...

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Greek PM under siege

With the presence of 2000 extra police officers on the streets, snipers stationed on rooftops and helicopters circling overhead, downtown Thessaloniki resembles less a city celebrating the opening of a major trade...

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created by Teacher Dude | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Greek government's growing woes

Greece's crisis-prone government has been sent reeling from yet around of scandals that have added to the ruling conservative party's woes. In the eight months since its re-election in September 2008 the New Democracy led by Kostas Karamanlis has had to face a number of...

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created by Teacher Dude | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Strikes out power in Greece

For the third day running large areas of Greece have been without electricity. Strike action by the power worker's union, GENOP - DEH has meant that power outages have hit many areas of the country. The strike was...

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created by Teacher Dude | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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