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Alleged Gang Rape Leaves 17-Year-Old Victim in a Coma

According to the ANA-MPA, in Drama, northern Greece, a 17-year-old high school student is in a coma in the intensive care unit at the Drama Hospital after allegedly being gang raped by three men. The alleged crime took place on...

Parents Sentenced to 14 years in Jail for Abusing Their Young Children

A 36-year-old Greek and his 37-year-old Romanian wife have been sentenced to 14 years in jail for the brutal abuse of their two young children. The sentencing occurred in an appeals court in Thessaloniki. According to information released from the case...

Guilty: $1.5M Fine for Greek Shipping Magnate Evangelos Angelakos for Pollution and Cover-up

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour has fined shipping magnate Evangelos Angelakos a $1.5 million payout after a jury found two ships that are part of his company guilty of pollution on the high seas, the AP has reported. The judge said it was...

Greek Police Bust Gang Trafficking Ancient Relics

The AFP has reported that a gang of antique smugglers was busted by the Greek police on Tuesday. Thus far, following a nationwide raid Greek police have arrested 26 individuals in connection with smuggling antique relics. Of the arrests, six...

Greece Sees Increase in Robberies Across the Nation

According to Ekathimerini.com police data shows that robberies across the nation have increased considerably in comparison to 2015. In 2015 there were 2,203 reported from January to June 2016 across the country whereas there were 2,456 robberies in the same...

16-Year-Old Pakistani Boy Allegedly Gang-Raped in Greek Migrant Camp

According to police reports on Wednesday, a 16-year-old Pakistani boy was gang-raped by four other Pakistani boys aged 16 to 17 on Sunday at the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos. "The four minors, aged 16 to...

Trial of Father Accused of Murdering 4-Year-Old Daughter Suspended

Last summer in Athens the murder of a 4-year-old girl who was initially reported missing by her parents only to be found murdered and cut into pieces, captivated the nation. The trial for the accused murderer - her own father -...

Nine Arrests in Connection to Migrants Arriving in Paphos

Nine men have been arrested in connection with the arrival of 55 migrants on Tuesday off the coast of Paphos. According to police, four were arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with helping illegal immigrants enter the Republic. They were...

Amidst Safety Fears Lesvos Mayor Pleads with Government to Arrange Transfer of Migrants to Mainland

The mayor of Lesvos asked for the transfer of a large number of refugees and migrants from the island to mainland Greece, warning that conditions in the centers are “particularly worrying and dangerous” in an urgent letter to the...

Anarchists Arrested in Connection to Vandalism of Tollbooths

According to reports by Greek authorities, on Monday police arrested 10 people in connection with the vandalism of tollbooths on the Athens-Patra highway that occurred earlier during the day. Authorities reported that two cars carrying a total of 10 people...