Unprecedented SLAPPs used to target independent media and journalists in Greece.
A stream of recent SLAPP lawsuits have hit targeting independent journalists and media outlets in Greece. SLAPPS – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – are a type of legal action designed to shut down the media or other outlets from reporting on a particular issue. The actions are not aimed at using the justice system […]
Special Assignments: Public Interest Witnesses
Special Missions and Yiannis Souliotis highlights the stories of three protagonists (Maria Efimova, John Kyriakou, and Aris Danikas) who may be different, but they have something in common. They are public interest witnesses. Ordinary people who are now under protection, risk their lives because they are exposed to illegal activities committed in their work environment. […]
Why indivisible’s such as Olympic Sailor Mrs. Bekatorou should be considered a whistleblower Feb 10, 2021
Earlier this year, Greece joined the latest “MeToo” outcry over sexual abuse in sports and the theater industry following the reports of sexual harassment in the country. Olympics sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou has spoken about having been sexually abused at a young age by a senior official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation. Bekatorou, a Gold medalist, now […]
“Press him in the stomach to die faster”
Reportage: GIANNIS SOULIOTIS “We went into the garage, there were seven or eight police officers, all from Durban’s ‘serious and violent crime’ task force. Inside the car was a black man, he was dead and had bullet marks on his body. A few meters away there was another black man, who was struggling with injuries. The police […]