I am intrigued to know which people were living in trees while Greeks were building the Parthenon ?
Via Kathimerini
A bid to grant citizenship to thousands of second-generation immigrants caused more intense debate over the weekend as the right-wing nationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) claimed it has the Church of Greece’s support in opposing the draft [...]
Via the BBC
Two British men have been arrested in connection with arson attacks on a medieval synagogue on the Greek island of Crete. The two men, who have not been named, are being held in the coastal town of Hania. A Greek man is also in custody and two Americans are being sought. Hania’s Etz [...]
Via Reuters
Greek police on Friday arrested two Britons and a Greek man in connection with two arson attacks against a synagogue on the Aegean island of Crete this month.
Police said they were still looking for a U.S. citizen, who is suspected of setting fire to the synagogue in the city of Chania on January 5, [...]
A positive article from Athens Plus
The government’s decision to grant citizenship to immigrants and their children makes sense on so many levels that it is difficult to see why it is the subject of such virulent opposition. It is reasonable to expect a lively and informed debate on an issue that will change the fabric [...]
Via the Washington Post
Dozens of prostitutes, most using headscarves or hoods to hide their faces, demonstrated in central Athens Wednesday, demanding working licenses for brothels across Greece.
Prostitution is legal in Greece, and sex workers have personal permits to exercise their profession. But they can only do that by walking the streets, not using brothels. As [...]
I wrote an update to my post about the arson attack on the Etz-Hayyim synagogue but I realised that this sad, shocking news deserved its own post. The same synagogue was targeted again early on Saturday morning, destroying much more than the previous attack.
Via CBC News
A synagogue on the Greek island of Crete was [...]
Via Kathimerini
Debate on religious symbols intensifies
The public debate about whether crucifixes and religious icons should be displayed in Greece’s classrooms is set to intensify after it was revealed yesterday that the country’s Ombudsman received several complaints about infringement of religious freedoms.
Four sets of parents have asked for religious symbols to be removed from their children’s [...]
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Violence, poverty and widespread discrimination have made Roma communities the ”punchbags” of Europe and victims of the regions ”undeclared apartheid.” These are among the conclusions reached by a panel of experts which assembled for the Council of Europes Viewpoint human rights talk show.
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Make Some Noise on December 21st, [...]
Via the Yale Journal of Human Rights
Refugees in Greece are in danger. Though the United Nations’ 1951 Refugee Convention grants asylum seekers protection, recent regulations and the Greek government’s bureaucracy are putting lives in jeopardy by illegally deporting refugees with pending asylum cases.
Greece’s long shorelines and eastern border with Turkey have made it a common [...]
UPDATE: The same synagogue was targeted again on Saturday, destroying much more than the previous attack.
Via CBC News
A synagogue on the Greek island of Crete was hit by arsonists for the second time in three weeks, police said Saturday.
The attack happened in the city of Chania when an unknown number of people entered the building, [...]
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