OPB

Schools close and island life is under threat as Greece reckons with low birth rates

Four-year-old Vasiliki Vourgou and her teacher, Maria Kokkinopliti, in their kindergarten class in the village of Thanos on the Greek island of Lemnos on Sept. 29. Ordinarily there are two pupils in ...
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Visiting the Greek island that gave lesbianism its name

In the 6th century BCE, a poetess named Sappho lived on a rocky Greek island far out in the Aegean Sea. She wrote about her love for women in unambiguous terms: “I’d rather see her lovely step, her ...
Greek Reporter

The Greek Island of Lesbos and the Origin of the Word ‘Lesbian’

"Lesbian" is a demonym for the inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos, so why does it today describe female homosexuality?
UNHCR

Refugee women and children face heightened risk of sexual violence amid tensions and overcrowding at reception facilities on Greek islands

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is very concerned by reports from asylum seekers of sexual harassment and violence in sub-standard reception centres on the Greek islands, despite welcomed Government ...

The incredible Greek island where travellers can escape the crowds

The incredible Greek island where travellers can escape the tourist crowds – even in peak season - Paros, US Travel Editor ...