Telecoms package: the art of compromise
Delayed reposting of my article for New Europe on the outcome of the second reading of the telecoms package. High drama and multilevel political compromise up until the last minute were the hallmarks...
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Οι μετεκλογικές ταραχές στο Ιράν στα social media
Οι μετεκλογικές ταραχές στο Ιράν μετά τις αμφισβητούμενες χθεσινές προεδρικές εκλογές, σε κλίμα διακρίσεων, καταστολής και παραβίασης ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, που ανεδειξαν νικητή τον Mahmoud...
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Iran: Greek blogs in correspondence with protesters
A wave of green avatars swept over the Greek “Twittersphere” on Wednesday morning, as many Greek bloggers, who have been mostly monitoring the events of the past week in Iran through Twitter, sought to...
View ArticleGreece: Blog Action Day ’09
Μy contribution to Blog Action Day ’09: a post on Global Voices on Greek bloggers’ reactions This year’s Blog Action Day was aimed at raising awareness about climate change. More than 150 Greek...
View ArticleGreece: Police violence against migrant woman triggers reforms
My contribution to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, published in Global Voices Online. Greece has been embroiled in a row over abusive migrant detentions and the lip...
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Greece: Riots and Police Brutality Commemorate Teenager’s Death
A roundup of the coverage in Greek social media of the protests and riots on the 1st anniversary of Alexandros Grigoropoulos’ killing, published in Global Voices Online. Riots broke out in Athens and...
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Greece: Bloggers respond fiercely to the financial crisis
Prepublication of an article prepared for Global Voices Online. Bloggers reacted with uncommon drama, spirit and gravitas to the financial crisis facing Greece -and by extension, the eurozone- which...
View ArticleStorify: Greek Apple reseller sues disgruntled customer for defamation
The Greek Twittersphere and blogs in an uproar over chilling effects on free speech online & consumer rights, as a computer buyer was sued 200KEur for defamation by authorized Apple reseller...
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1/1/11
1′ left in the first day of the -mathematically intriguing- new year. Try to make the world a better place this year: strive for peace, justice & freedom everywhere… PS: Server time is bungled; I...
View ArticleGreece to build border fence, expel migrants
On new year’s eve, Greek Citizen Protection minister Christos Papoutsis announced plans to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey, and to evict all non-political immigrants from Greece....
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