投稿者: Helena Smith in Athens
Christos Flessas detained in case seen as exposing Beijing’s strategy of infiltrating western military and security servicesA Greek air force officer arrested on suspicion of spying for China has been detained pending trial after appearing before a mil…
Men’s remains recovered in open water on sixth day of search since boat carrying up to 750 people sankGreek authorities have retrieved a further three bodies in open waters near the spot where a fishing trawler packed with Europe-bound migrants sank la…
Landmark decision described as ‘huge victory for freedom of expression and right to peaceful protest in Europe’Activists who were accused of attempting to “pollute, damage and distort” the Acropolis after they hung a banner from the Athenian monument i…
International Rescue Committee points to unequal treatment, saying welcome for Ukrainians proves integration and support is possible for allIt is 3.30pm and Suna Hamanawa, 25, is doing what she and dozens of other Afghan mothers do most days: whiling h…
Many of those housed in the notorious refugee camp remain on Lesbos, while others have managed to rebuild new livesTwo years have elapsed since the huge Moria fire gutted what became known as Europe’s most notorious refugee camp. Squalid, gargantuan an…
Second adjournment prolongs agony of Afghans Amir Zahiri and Akif Rasuli, serving 50-year sentences for piloting a migrant boatMEPs appalled by “shocking” legal proceedings against two Afghans convicted of people smuggling in Greece have vowed to raise…
Lawyers say delay in case against three defendants including a Briton is to avoid embarrassing China The trial in Greece of activists who protested against Beijing holding the Winter Olympics has been postponed amid accusations that proceedings were de…
Vessel allowed to disembark almost 400 people in Aegean port of Kos in ‘unusual and special case’After roaming the high seas for four days as Greece and Turkey haggled over its fate, a cargo ship packed with hundreds of Afghan refugees has been allowed…
Former Afghan government’s ambassador in Greece appalled by Athens’ media blitz against ‘illegal migrant flows’In other times, Mirwais Samadi would have welcomed a campaign to deter his compatriots from opting to become illegal migrants and embarking o…
President of Greece hails ‘new chapter of decisive importance’ as ties are deepened – but Europe and US wary of Beijing’s agendaA landmark visit to Greece by China’s president Xi Jinping has cemented what both countries are calling a “new era” in bilat…