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Olympian’s Sexual Abuse Allegations Trigger ‘Me Too’ Outcry in Greece
The HSF's own response, in which it called on Bekatorou to "be specific", has further angered the Greek public. Two board members stepped down in protest while the Stravros Niarchos Institute, a high-profile donor to the HSF, has suspended its support.
New law puts refugees’ rights at risk, NGOs say
A group of 20 non-governmental organizations have sent a joint petition to Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis, arguing that a bill recently passed into law undermines the rights of asylum seekers in Greece.
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The painful lessons of Italy’s devastating coronavirus outbreak
Impose strict containment measures while there's still time. The phrase sums up the advice to Greece from Marco De Ponte, general secretary of ActionAid Italy. In an interview with Kathimerini, the nongovernmental organization official casts light on the reasons for Italy's devastating death toll from the novel coronavirus.
NGOs urge Greek gov’t to restore health coverage for migrants
Seventeen humanitarian organizations on Tuesday sent a joint letter to Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis expressing their concern over the fact that thousands of asylum seekers and their children have no access to public health care.
Sierra Leone mudslide: president calls for urgent help as search continues
Sierra Leone’s president has appealed for urgent help to support the thousands of people affected by a devastating mudslide on the outskirts of the country’s capital.
Building a sustainable future
A broad spectrum of people rallied in central Athens Sunday in support of free expression, democracy, peace and 'green' development. About 50 nongovernmental organizations, including Greenpeace, Doctors Without Borders, ActionAid and Fair Trade Hellas, took part in this year's 'Break Free' event, which culminated in a march from Thiseio to Zappeio.
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The Christmas album that is sung entirely by Goats! (vid)
There are Christmas albums for all tastes, including ones that can’t be imagined such as a release sugn entirely by goats. The work developed by charity ActionAid is called “All I Want for Christmas is a Goat” and is free to download on Spitify and YouTube.
Hilariously viral! Google’s Top 10 Youtube videos for Greece (watch vids)
Each year Google publishes a list of the top 10 videos that Greek viewers clicked on the most, and 2015 was no exception. This year’s list coincides with the 10-year anniversary of Youtube!
The list was selected according to videos that had the most views, comments, shares and likes.
Eight-five percent of disabled children in Greece not receiving an education, study finds
Just 15 percent of Greece?s estimated 200,000 children living with a disability have access to education, a recent study by the local branch of nongovernmental organization ActionAid has found.
ActionAid publishes social experiment ahead of anti-racism day
As the world marks International Day for the Elimination of Racism on Saturday, the Greek branch of NGO ActionAid has released the results of a small public experiment it conducted on February 20 to gauge the public?s reaction to a staged racist attack.