Working 9 to 9: living or surviving?
Eleni Fasouleira is an educator. She works in a preschool in the morning, and every afternoon she goes back to the office to work at an AI company. Despite having a degree, Eleni has to work as a secretary just to make ends meet. Now in her thirties, this is the first time she was […]
In Greece, the slow disappearance of small-scale farms
The latest Greenpeace report highlights the alarming loss of small-scale farms in Greece, with 31% of the country’s farms disappearing. This is part of a broader trend in the EU, where nearly 2 million farms have been lost since 2007. On the outskirts of Thessaloniki live the founders of Chilli Factor, a small organic farm […]
Athens: can city authorities save it from overtourism?
Athens, like many of Europe’s capital cities, is crowded with tourists, much more than what the city can comfortably handle. Athens welcomed more than 7 million tourists in 2023, and experts predict a 20% increase in 2024. Locals are not happy: short-term rentals are pushing them out of their own city, and changing the city’s […]
The struggle of school teachers in Greece
€776 — that’s the salary of a newly qualified school teacher in Greece today. Between long hours, unpaid overtime, lack of bonuses and high levels of stress, financial hardship is only one of the struggles that people like Dora Kinti, a high school teacher, have to face daily. @Popagandagr interviewed Dora to find out why […]
The legal struggle of asylum seekers in Italy
Instrumentalised by conservative governments across Europe, migrants coming to the continent are faced with a myriad of challenges from the moment they arrive. A Buon Diritto Onlus is an association that provides much-needed legal advice to refugees and immigrants who seek asylum in Italy. @Popagandagr travelled to Rome to get an inside look at […]
Managing the first vegan farm in Greece: the story of Nicole
Our partners @Popagandagr visited the first and only Vegan Farm/sanctuary in Greece, founded by Nicole, a vegan activist and lawyer. She started saving animals from slaughterhouses and wildfires, and soon those who had been severely injured (and of no “use” to their previous owners) found shelter on her farm. Today, she takes care of 150 […]
Will Poland say “My body, my choice”?
While France has become the first country globally to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution, Poland still has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe. However, numerous women terminate pregnancies at home with the assistance of pills that are mailed from abroad. The traditionally Catholic nation’s parliament recently held a long-awaited debate […]
Life with Phocomelia
Sotiris is a 30-year-old guy who learned to live with Phocomelia, a rare birth defect characterized, in most instances, by severe malformation of the extremities. Sotiris has a prosthetic leg and malformation in his hands. As a disabled person, he describes the uncomfortable situations he has experienced as well as the bullying and discrimination he […]
Sex work in Greece: can the stigma ever end?
Sex work is technically legal in Greece, however, most of the brothels cannot meet the requirements and they operate illegally. And sex work is not recognized as work, which prohibits the workers from claiming their rights. This situation goes hand in hand with racism. The demand from the sex workers worldwide is to decriminalize sex […]
Trans people in Greece: a question of survival
In February 2024, Greece approved same-sex marriage, a measure that gives these couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. The text contains sparse mentions of the rights of trans people, who have since 2017 had the right to have their gender identity recognized. However, no other steps have been taken to recognize their rights, while […]