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Greece’s #MeToo movement leads to calls for reckoning on incest It can uncover long-hidden stories of incest in patriarchal country SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Feb 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Feb 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago Photo: AFP Greece’s emerging #MeToo movement, sparked by an Olympian’s taboo-breaking decision to go public with allegations of sexual abuse, has raised hopes it can also uncover long-hidden stories of incest in the patriarchal country. Stories of sexual trauma have in recent weeks spread from sports to the world of e...

In light of a recent spate of sexual abuse allegations Greek actor Petros Filippidis has been dropped from ERT's comedic television series "Greet the Plane Tree for me" (Χαιρέτα μου τον Πλάτανο).

ATHENS — Before she could join sailing classes near her home in Athens, Sofia Bekatorou had to show an instructor she could tie a basic knot properly. Passing the test at age 8 changed her life - The National Herald

AP Interview: Olympic champion adds voice to #MeToo movement Derek Gatopoulos And Theodora Tongas Associated Press Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou poses for a photograph during an interview for the Associated Press, at Agios Kosmas marina in southern Athens, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Bekatorou is the most successful female athlete in Greek sporting history who recently revealed that she was the victim of a sexual assault, allegedly by a senior sports official in 1998. In an interview with The Associated Press, Bekat...

Bekatarou, now 43, said she hoped the reaction marked a turning point for Greek society.