Thessaloniki-Athens by Bus in the Middle of a Pandemic
22/05/2020
On Saturday, April 4, I traveled from Thessaloniki to Athens by KTEL bus. I have made the trip many times before, but not in the middle of a pandemic as…
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“Quarantine” in the Mud and Cold for Dozens of Refugees on Lesbos
22/05/2020
And so the days pass, and the unfeeling bureaucrats in local government leave people roofless in the winter cold, with their babies clinging to their arms. They are even proud…
1,600 Unaccompanied Minors Depart for Countries in the EE
22/05/2020
On Wednesday (April 15th), the European Union Action Plan for Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children will take effect with respect to 1,600 unaccompanied minors in the country-members of the EU.…
The National Health Service and Its People
22/05/2020
I know the Greek National Health Service (NHS) like the palm of my hand, and it reminds me of my… mother. I have quite literally grown up in its “flagship,”…
Who is being protected from the protectors?
22/05/2020
The wild measures taken on the pretext of protection from the pandemic seem to encourage further arbitrary policing. Two more incidents of unreasonable policing, this time in Xanthi, under the…
These kids may be breathing, but they are not living
05/05/2020
Just a few weeks ago, when students occupied schools to protest the anticipated arrival of refugees, we asked ourselves: what makes young people stand in opposition to their hapless, persecuted…
Four Objectives for the Post-COVID Era
05/05/2020
The new pandemic will have grave consequences on the health of individuals, but such effects are neither unprecedented nor unforeseen. Epidemics that were deadlier, sometimes wiping out tens or hundreds…
In relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, what can we learn from the experience of the influenza of 1918-1919?
01/05/2020
As of April 25, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has spread to 210 countries and regions worldwide, causing 2,837,463 infections and 197,703 deaths. COVID-19 has not only caused a large number…
Belmarsh High Security prison is surrounded by greenery
19/01/2020
Nothing is green inside – a small internal courtyard is barren & desolate, the sky framed by razorwire. An astonishing place to hold a journalist, editor and publisher.
Puerto Rico: The Greece of the Caribbean?
01/01/2020
When Puerto Rico’s debt crisis began to make world headlines around 2013 media coverage often referred to Puerto Rico as ‘the Greece of the Caribbean.” Certainly, there are both striking……