Worldfocus interviews the director of Amnesty International's Greek division on the situation of gays in Greece. Georgia Trismpioti says that attitudes towards homosexuality in Greece are among the most conservative in Europe.
All Posts Tagged With: "Greece"
Q & A
November 12, 2009
Activists in Greece agitate for greater rights for gays
Worldfocus Radio
November 11, 2009
Worldfocus Radio: LGBT politics and gay asylum
Worldfocus Radio takes a comparative look at the progress of LGBT politics and the gay rights movement in different countries and explores the U.S. and Canada as safe havens for gay asylum seekers. Martin Savidge hosts David Rayside and Rachel Tiven on Worldfocus Radio.
Peter Eisner (blog)
September 30, 2009
Quality health care minus the bill in Greece
Worldfocus blogger Peter Eisner is traveling in Greece and recounts his experience taking a relative to a hospital clinic -- one without a pay window or billing procedures. He compares Greek and American health care.
Signature Video
September 15, 2009
Greeks lobby for return of Parthenon marbles to Athens
The opening of the Acropolis Museum in Greece this summer has reignited a controversy over some of the sculptures that adorned the Parthenon, the most famous monument of ancient Greece.
Extended Interviews
September 15, 2009
Do Greece’s ancient treasures belong in London?
A collection of sculptures from Greece's famed Parthenon have a permanent home in the British Museum. Should they be returned to Greece? Students at the American College of Greece say yes, but Dimitris Plantzos of the University of Ioannina holds the rare view that the sculptures don't need to be returned.
Video / Blogwatch
August 24, 2009
Critics say Greece didn’t learn its lesson from past fires
Massive fires near Athens have forced thousands of Greeks to flee their homes, destroying roughly 37,000 acres of forest. Firefighters have been battling to contain the blaze for days.
Blogwatch
December 8, 2008
Boy’s death sparks violent riots in Greece
Hundreds of Greek youth riot across the country after police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy on Saturday.
Chart
November 19, 2008
Citizenship gained by soil or blood
Nationality laws vary greatly around the globe. Here is a chart detailing the size of foreign-born populations and protocols for citizenship and naturalization around the world.
Blogwatch
September 25, 2008
American food spoils Mediterranean diet
The salubrious "Mediterranean diet" is on the decline as American fast food culture spreads throughout Greece.
