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Lost for Words: Lack of interpreters puts asylum seekers’ lives on hold in Greece
Solomon– In detention-like facilities, asylum seekers have to wait for sometimes over a year for their asylum interviews due to lack of interpreters. And when the interviews take place, they sometimes blame interpreters’ mistakes for their rejections.
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Greece’s Government Ignores the Deadly Lessons of Austerity
Jacobin– A year after a rail crash in Tempe killed 57 people, Greece’s ruling New Democracy party filed a report blaming the accident on staff. But victims’ families point to the years of cuts and neglect that created an avoidable tragedy.
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A ‘SEED CHANGE’ IN GREECE
New Internationalist– Greece’s new marriage equality law is a historic win for LGBTQI+ rights, but the far-right is never far at bay.
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In Greece, same-sex couples await a landmark parliamentary vote on marriage equality
NPR– Greece’s parliament is poised to vote Thursday on a controversial bill to legalize same-sex marriage, which would include new parental rights for LGBTQ couples. Greece’s LGBTQ parents and organizations have been advocating for such rights for years, but the Greek Orthodox Church and much of Greek society fiercely reject same-sex marriage.
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Egyptians accused in Pylos shipwreck case deny smuggling, blame Greece
Al Jazeera– Months after the tragic disaster that killed hundreds at sea, nine accused men languishing in prison insist they are innocent.
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