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Greece Aims to Improve Conditions Within Greek Prisons
The Greek government has approached the Council of Europe to launch a program that aims to improve conditions within Greek prisons.
The programme will be a cooperation between...
New Code to Allow Conjugal Visits in Greek Prisons
A new correctional code that will soon be put to the vote in the Greek parliament, will allow prisoners to have conjugal visits from their...
New Greek Prisons for Dangerous Inmates
Tougher detention conditions, separate prisons and specially designed cells, as well as no furloughs, are just some of the changes proposed for dangerous inmates...
1,000 Lifers in Greek Prisons
Greece seems to have the largest number of lifers than any other European country, recording an unprecedented record of 1,000.
Other European countries have only...
Greek Prisons Overwhelmed By Drugs
(Original story in Greek by Irene Papafilippaki)
For the past 15 years, Greek prisons have been changing. Not only did the number of inmates rise...
Campaigners Call Greek Island Camps 'Open Prisons'
"Deplorable" conditions endured by refugees and migrants in camps on the Aegean islands must be ended, a group of NGOs said on Tuesday.
Later this...
Missing Greek Cypriot Captured by Turks Seen in Photo 48 Years Later
In recent time, several photographs of Greek-Cypriot captives have been in the spotlight during the Turkish invasion in 1974. On multiple occasions, the reason...
Greek-American Gangster Charged with Killing Boston Crime Boss
Greek-American Fotios “Freddy” Geas, along with other two men, has been charged with the 2018 prison killing of the notorious Boston crime boss James...
The Greek Teacher Who Was Kidnapped by the Taliban
In October 2019 Greek teacher Thanasis Lerounis was kidnapped by the Taliban in a welfare center for the Kalash people in Pakistan
Manos Hatzidakis: The Composer Who Shaped Greek Music
Along with Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis was Greece's greatest composer and his music was the soundtrack of 20th century Greece.