This is a good day. I just found an old friend from England, Jacky Fleming. She is a celebrated cartoonist and illustrator and she now has a website where you can buy her books and postcards. Check it out. Great work .
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Last night I discovered a little “We hate Devious Diva” club. Fair enough. There’s nothing I can do about that. Although it is great to be appreciated, I do not blog for approval or love or respect. I have that in my real life.
I have hosted some difficult discussions here and I think it is [...]
I have slightly revised my comments policy… again. I will no longer allow links from people run blogs that I find racist, misogynistic, homophobic or just plain offensive. That means if your blog falls into that category (and you know who you are) do not fill in your URL or I will delete without hesitation. [...]
A recent report from Amnesty international on the issue of conscientious objection:
Conscientious objectors in Greece are still facing repeated prosecution for their beliefs. Amnesty International calls on the Greek authorities to amend conscription legislation in line with international standards and to bring to an end the repeated prosecutions against individual conscientious objectors, in accordance with [...]
Amnesty International has released its reports for 2005. I have covered all of the issues in the report on the old blog. The brief summary is as follows:
Migrants, refugees and members of minority groups suffered human rights violations, including denial of access to asylum procedures, ill-treatment in detention and discrimination. Romani homes were targeted for [...]
An update to a post from March this year:
I really hope this film will make it to Athens. The story of a Greek Roma family displaced from their home, without compensation, because of the prestigious Olympics in Athens 2004. I just love the title. Garlic and Watermelons
The co-directer left a comment on the post this [...]
I’ve added a useful little tool for everyone to use when they comment. Spell check! I am not dissing anyone by doing this. I wanted it for myself mainly, to cut out the need for another text application to check for me because my spelling is truly appalling. Oh, and you can bold things, add [...]
Today is European Day of Parks but we will not be joining the festivities because none have been planned. Athens offers just 2 square metres of green space per resident, the smallest amount in Europe. Compare that to Amsterdam, where people get 57 square metres each.
Via Kathimerini
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Warning about Eggs on April 16th, [...]
Moises Constantinis, president of the Central Jewish Board of Greece has raised two concerns to the Greek government. The first is that the salaries of rabbis should be paid for by the state, in the same way that priests and imams are. At the moment, salaries and all costs of operating synagogues and cemeteries are [...]
The storm continues over the nomination of the Muslim woman, Gulbeyaz Karahasan as a candidate for the prefect of Xanthi-Kavala-Drama in Northern Greece. She has now been accused of making statements to the Turkish newspaper Vatan saying
that the Muslims of Thrace are Turks, while she declared that her idol is former Turkish PM Tansu Ciler
She [...]
In the case of the kidnapping of 28 Pakistani men by Greek and British agents, we have this ridiculous comment from Vyron Ploydoras, the Public Order minister
Mutual kidnapping is the national sport in which members of the most amiable Pakistani community in our country indulge
He came up with that gem in a parlimentary [...]
The saga continues over the kidnapping of Pakistani men by secret agents from Greece and Britain, following the London bombings. A lawsuit has been filed against the former Public Order minister, Giorgos Voulgarakis.
Three of the Pakistani immigrants who claim that they were kidnapped by secret agents last summer have filed a criminal lawsuit against the [...]
Laurelin in the Rain has a great post entitled Know Thine Enemy – Species of troll.
this troll assumes that it has the right to barge into feminist spaces and be listened to, obeyed, and taken seriously. Any suggestion that it help itself to a nice warm cup of Shut The Fuck Up will be [...]
The government has decided to do something about the poor conditions in Greece for disabled people. I am full of admiration for the few brave ones who venture out of their houses and negotiate the streets in Athens. If I was using a wheelchair, I wouldn’t be able to get more than ten metres in [...]
I am moving. Devious Diva has become a dot com. This blog will remain open (until I can export it all to my new place), so you can access it and comment on it still. However, I will not be updating here from now on. So, take a trip over to deviousdiva.com and say hello. [...]
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