Published in AthensLive·Jan 2, 2021Greece 2020: A Year in ReviewThrough the lens of AthensLive — This is an Athens Live Wire special edition. It’s 2020 in Review. As we wave goodbye to this year, we know it certainly will not be missed. In Greece, the pandemic came after a decade of crisis for a psychologically and financially drained population. If we had to describe in…2020 Review58 min read
Published in AthensLive·May 9, 2020Supermarket Workers In The COVID-19 EraThe “common people” who performed a titanic task to keep society standing — Important Note: The names of the indicated interviewees have been changed as they wished to remain anonymous. Several employees from other chains declined an interview with Athens Live. This is indicative of the widespread terror among workers in the industry. Sophia (not her real name) suffers from hypertension, a condition…Labor14 min read
Published in AthensLive·Jan 28, 2020Juan Branco: “We Are Lucky that Assange Is Still Alive”Julian Assange’s Franco-Spanish lawyer Juan Branco, visited Athens for a couple of days, bringing news from the south-east of London where Assange, the activist and journalist that provided an unprecedented insight into the mechanisms of power is held, in high-security Belmarsh prison. “Wikileaks is a tiny boat sailing in the…Julian Assange11 min read
Published in AthensLive·Jan 7, 2020Greece’s Unholy “Alliance” with Elgin: Turning Antiquities into “Legoland”When Lord Elgin broke off and removed half of the sculptures of the Parthenon, he left a festering sore on one of the greatest world historical monuments. He, thus, rightfully gained the title of one of history’s great buccaneers. The present day sees Lord Elgin’s philistine behaviour being copied in…Byzantine Pompeei9 min read
Published in AthensLive·Jul 31, 2019How a “Ghost-ship” Abandoned Passengers and Left an Island in DespairA Greek Maritime Company chartered to service off-the-beaten-track islands has been found leaving islanders and tourists stranded. Despite having a contract with the Greek State, with subsidies to service routes to and from Aegean islands, it had been chartered instead in the Azores in the Atlantic. — On the small and heavenly island of Anafi that…Greece18 min read
