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A Trip Back to Bouboulinas Street, the Torture Prison During the Greek Junta
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For seven years between 1967 and 1974 the Greek military junta used a building at Bouboulinas Street, Athens as a prison where thousands were...
The Last Greek Woman to Survive Auschwitz Dies
Vaso Stamatiou, the last Greek woman to survive Auschwitz, has died. At the age of just nineteen, on March 28, 1944, she was captured...
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
Mikis Theodorakis: Greek Patriot, Renowned Composer Dead at 96
Mikis Theodorakis, the greatest Greek composer in history, whose music has touched generations, died on Thursday at age 96 in Athens.
His death at his...
Former Greek Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos Dies at 82
Former Greek Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who was convicted on charges of corruption in 2013, passed away in Athens on Friday. He was 82.
He died...
Greek Migration Minister Stopped from Entering Moria Camp on Lesvos Due to Unrest
According to local Greek media reports, Greece's Alternate Migration Minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos, accompanied by Armin Laschet, the state premier of Germany's West Rhine-Westphalia region, was stopped...
Greek Police Arrest Dozens Who Illegally Crossed Border at Evros
Greek security forces have launched a manhunt for migrants who illegally crossed over from the Turkish border since Friday when thousands massed on the...
Greek WWII Survivor Giannis Karageorgiou Celebrates His 100th Birthday
World War II survivor Giannis Karageorgiou celebrated his 100th birthday recently on the Greek island of Lesvos.
His unbelievable strength helped this man survive some...