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Bekatorou: from Olympic champion to #MeToo mover Issued on: 27/02/2021 - 10:24 4 min Athens (AFP) Former Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou says she "did the right thing" when she went public about being raped by a senior member of the Greek sailing federation when she was 23, effectively launching the #MeToo movement in Greece. "I did the right thing, even though it was late," the 43-year-old mother-of-two told AFP. Her revelations, first published in Marie-Claire magazine in December, led t...

2021-02-25 23:05:28 GMT2021-02-26 07:05:28(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Maria Spiliopoulou ATHENS, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Greece is set to toughen the penalties for sexual offences and will launch a special website for reporting abuse in the wake of the Greek #MeToo Movement, which started in mid-January, when allegations from an Olympic sailing champion surfaced of sexual abuse committed by a former sporting official. "We must further strengthen our legal arsenal for the just punishment...

Greek PM hits back at sex scandal cover-up claims

Mitsotakis said the opposition and supporting media was dragging public discourse through a

Derek Gatopoulos Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a parliamentary session in Athens, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.Mitsotakis has promised to outline proposed legal changes in parliament on Thursday to make it easier for victims of sexual assault to report the crimes. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) February 25, 2021 - 6:18 AM ATHENS, Greece - Greeces prime minister on Thursday promised sweeping changes to the countrys laws and labour regulations to co...

ATHENS, Greece - The former director of Greece’s National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in...

ATHENS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Greek police on Saturday detained a prominent theatre director on charges of rape, the latest twist in the unfolding "MeToo...

Dimitris Lignadis, a famous stage actor and director and until recently artistic director of the National Theatre of Greece has been arrested. Following many alleged victims coming forward, Lignadis, 56, …

Greek theatre director given time to respond to rape charges by Demetris Nellas, The Associated Press Posted Feb 21, 2021 12:01 pm EDT Last Updated Feb 21, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT Plain clothed police officers escort handcuffed well-known actor and director Dimitris Lignadis, center, as they leave a magistrates office in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. Lignadis, 56, the former artistic director of Greeces National Theatre, has been arrested on rape charges, police say. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) A...

Greek theater director Dimitris Lignadis given time to respond to rape charges According to court sources, Lignadis is accused of rape by two men who were minors when the events occurred in 2010 and 2015, an incident he has denied any wrongdoing. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Associated Press ATHENS: Prominent Greek actor-director Dimitris Lignadis appeared before a court in Athens on Sunday and was given until Wednesday to respond to charges of multiple rapes by an examining magistr...