human trafficking

Prostitution in Greece has largely increased due to the economic crisis. A recent survey conducted jointly by the Criminology Department at Panteion University, the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR) and the Greek Ombudsman, found that prostitution has increased...

The facts being revealed about the child protection networks which are operating in Greece are very concerning. Toddlers abandoned in nurseries, children who are exploited for their labor even by their own families and especially, the absence of a...

A  28-year-old pregnant woman from Romania told Greek police she was forced to prostitute herself by human traffickers in Thessalia and made to have sex with a number of men despite her condition. The young woman’s story began in June...

Two policemen and a lawyer were arrested on charges of participating in a human trafficking network in Greece, among 10 people apprehended, police said. The operation took place in nightclubs in Larissa, the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly...

While the incident of exploitation of immigrants in Manolada, Ilia, shocks the Greek public opinion, students of the schools of Attica send their own message against modern slavery with their works of art for the exhibition, Step2Freedom, which will...

Human trafficking is always a burning issue for every society. That's why the US Embassy in Athens decided to bring current and former professional basketball players from the NBA and the WNBA to Greece. The US Embassy cooperated with...

One of the most important contemporary directors in the world, Greek Thodoros Angelopoulos (1937) will start shooting his new film-concept the day after Christmas. “The Other Sea” will be about illegal immigration and human trafficking from FYROM and Albania to...

The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) published its latest report on the implementation of the EU Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings by Cyprus, showing that there are several and serious gaps in terms of prevention, protection...

For over 6 years, authorities around Europe had been searching for the Albanian mastermind behind an enormous human smuggling business based in Belgium. The notorious human trafficker was finally arrested by the Greek police while trying to cross the...

An estimated twenty five Greek companies provide cover for the Bulgarian mafia, acting in northern Greece. The information comes from a joint probe of Bulgarian and Greek police, cited by the Bulgarian 24 Chassa (24 Hours) daily.  The Greek companies...