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Bahrain forces excessive
Bahraini security forces used “excessive force” and tortured detainees in a March crackdown on Shiite-led protests demanding democratic change, the head of an Independent Commissio
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North Korean prison atrocities
A North Korean prison camp survivor has given a rare testimony exposing public executions and starvation at the detention centre where she was held for 28 years.
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Alter TV president charged over 1.2 million tax evasion
A prosecutor on Tuesday levelled criminal charges against the president and managing director of private television channel Alter, Constantinos Giannikos, for allegedly withholding
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Venizelos doubles state guarantees to lenders
The Minister for Finance, Evaggelos Venizelos announced this week that he will extend state guarantees to its lenders to 60bn from 30bn euros to relieve liquidity strains.
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Unions’ Federation calls for 24-hour strike
The country’s private trade union federation said today that it has called a 24-hour strike on Thursday December 1 to protest against the draft 2012 austerity budget.
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Fifteen face trial after property tax protest
Fifteen people, including the head of the Public Power Corporation’s workers’ union GENOP, Nikos Fotopoulos, face trial next Wednesday for blocking access to one of PPC’s buildings
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PM upbeat on aid, prospects
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos suggested on Thursday that the crucial sixth tranche of funding on which Greece’s solvency depends is probably in the bag as the International Moneta
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Zagora Project gets valuable funding boost
The Federal Government, through the Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded the Zagora Project a grant of $450,000.
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2013 Athens summer school now open
The Department of Archaeology at the University of Sydney and the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, will be offering their third Archaeological Summer School in 2013.
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Oakleigh Community residents take rent hike dispute to VCAT
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) might be set to rule over a rent dispute between residents of the Greek Orthodox Community of Oakleigh (GOCO) units, located