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“2021 has seen the birth in Greece of a renewal of the feminist movement, young, radical but also unitary, which already occupies the forefront of popular struggles against the Holy Alliance of neoliberal reaction and nationalist and orthodox obscurantism.”

June 23, 2021 ATHENS (AFP) – In the offices of a small Athens charity offering vocational courses, a group of women are busy editing short films and podcasts under the supervision of an American director. Refugees from Congo, Syria, Afghanistan and Iran, the women are being trained by GlobalGirl Media, an organisation teaching digital media and journalism skills to young women from under-served communities. But although some have come to Greece from halfway across the world, they have found t...

The Athens Olympic Museum has its own exhibit inspired official Gift Shop and a Café - Restaurant ‘1896’ alongside the wall-to-wall displays and video screens on the history of the ancient and modern Games.

Athens opens Olympics museum ahead of Tokyo Games AFP 1 hr ago AFP © Aris MESSINIS All the different designs of Olympic torches are on display starting from the first one used in Berlin, in 1936 Its been a long time coming -- around 3,000 years by some reckoning. But Athens finally has a museum to celebrate that most famous of Greek sporting achievements. The Olympic Games trace their origins to Greek athletic contests so ancient their history is lost in myth. The country h...

Friday, 9 April 2021 The Hellenic Gymnastics Federation says it will investigate complaints from former athletes after 22 published a letter saying they had suffered decades of abuse at the hands of coaches. The letter was sent to Greece’s President and Prime Minister, as well as the Deputy Minister of Sports, the Hellenic Olympic Committee and the Hellenic Gymnastics Federation. Greek newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton reported that athletes have said they were subjected to training methods...

Greek gymnasts allege decades of abuse by coaches AFP 2 hrs ago © KARIM JAAFAR Greek gymnasts say they suffered decades of abuse and neglect Nearly two dozen Greek gymnasts alleged they suffered decades of abuse and neglect "bordering on torture" at the hands of their coaches, in a letter published on Wednesday. The letter was sent this week to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and to sports authorities by 22 female and male athletes, revealed by ...

ATHENS - A stage and TV actor and director whose face is well known in Greece - but who was not named - was served with a summons by a prosecutor in Athens and faces rape and and attempted rape charges - The National Herald

Ευρωκίνηση 3/15/2021 TNH Staf      ATHENS - While investigations are ongoing into claims by a number of people, mostly women, of alleged sexual harassment and even rape, a Greek actor whose name has surfaced is taking legal steps to stop it. Petros Filippidis, who’s appeared on TV series, was dropped from a comedy on the state-run ERT station earlier when his name came up as he vehemently denied any wrongdoing. He accused a lawyer of slander for mentioning the actor’s name i...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The former director of Greece’s National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a case that has triggered a

On Thursday, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the launch of www.metoo.gr (#MeTooGreece).