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Kostas Georgakis, the Student Who Set Himself on Fire for Greece

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek geology student who was attending university in Italy, set himself on fire in Genoa on September 19, 1970 as a protest against the Greek military dictatorship of the time. The 22-year-old's last words were "Long...

Greek American Student Saves Man from New York Subway Tracks

A Greek-American student pulled a stranger off of the subway tracks at a subway station in the Bronx just moments before a train approached the station at about 6 a.m. on Thursday. “It was pretty surreal,” Bryce Demopoulos, a senior...

Refugee Student Saidu Kamara Granted Asylum in Greece

A refugee student facing deportation was granted asylum in Greece, the government spokesman announced on Friday. 17-year-old Saidu Kamara from Guinea in West Africa won his appeal against an earlier decision by the Greek immigration services. Kamara’s story inspired the Greek...

"Learning Keeps Me Young": 82-Year-Old Greek Earns University Place

An 82-year-old granddad from Corfu has successfully passed the university entry exams and is now preparing to enroll in the Physics department of the Thessaloniki Aristotle University, it emerged on Sunday. Nikos Karydis, who studied at an evening school since...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Greece Cancels All Independence Day Student Parades

Greek authorities announced on Wednesday that all student parades which traditionally take place across the country every March 25, on the occasion of Greece's Independence Day, will be canceled this year. The decision comes as the latest addition to a series...

Greek-Cypriot Student Brings Down Turkish Flag in Occupied North of Cyprus (video)

A Greek-Cypriot student was spotted bringing down the Turkish flag last Sunday from a school in the occupied town of Lysi in the north of Cyprus. The incident, captured on a CCTV camera, reportedly occurred as hundreds of Greek Cypriots...

Teacher on Rhodes, Greece Fired After Locking Student in Class

The Greek Minister of Education decided on Monday to suspend a primary teacher on the island of Rhodes who allegedly locked a pupil in the classroom for more than twenty minutes. The unusual incident took place last Friday in Rhodes' 15th...

Greek Boy Hangs Himself, Suicide Note Refers to 'Bullying'

Greek public opinion is in shock over the suicide of a 14-year-old student in Athens on Sunday amid allegations of extensive bullying by fellow students. The boy hanged himself on the balcony of his home in Argyroupoli, just south of...

Student Demonstration in Athens Concludes Following Minor Clashes With Police

Students from Attica's high schools and middle schools took to the Greek capital's streets on Monday to express their grievances to the Greek government about the deficiencies in the country's education system. While a peaceful demonstration protesting against shortages in teachers, books and other...