Tag Archives: Folegandros

The bodies of two children are among the four washed up on the beaches of the islands of Naxos and Paros in the central Aegean Sea on Thursday. The children are girls and estimated to be 12-13 years old. The Greek Coast Guard estimates they belong to the victims of …

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One person was rescued short before Wednesday midnight almost 24 hours after a boat carrying migrants sank in the sea area off the island of Folegandros. The man from Egypt was 20 hours in the water before he was rescued and transferred to the hospital of neighboring Santorini. Meanwhile, the …

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A big Search And Rescue operation is under way in the sea area south of the island of Folegandros in the Cyclades after the sinking of a plastic boat carrying migrants to Greece from Turkey. Twelve people have been rescued, so far, some 32 are estimated to be missing. According …

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The forensic report of latest femicide victim Garyfallia Psarakou was concluded on Thursday and it is shocking. The 26-year-old was beaten, was dragged on the rocky surface of Folegandros and then was thrown off the cliff into the water, media report. the forensic findings refute the claims of the 30-year-old …

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With the gender-based violence and femicide on the rise in Greece, there are many voices calling for the urgent need for education and self-criticism of the society, the dismantling of stereotypes and no tolerance against such crimes. And there come the conservative misogynists in the mainstream media trying to acquit …

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A young man pushed his girl friend into death over a rocky slope of 30 meters on the island of Folegandros and ran away. He was arrested a day later. He confessed claiming that “the phase was foiled, it was the bad time.” The homicide, in fact another femicide in …

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A 45-year-old woman from New Zealand survived almost two days adrift in the Aegean Sea thanks to a handful of candy and the strategic use of three plastic bags to keep herself warm and dry. She was rescued by the Greek Coast Guard 55 nautical miles north of Crete and …

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An incredible adventure for a 45-year-old tourist from New Zealand sailing the Greek islands with a catamaran yacht. The woman went missing from the island of Folegandros Friday noon and was found on board of a dinghy in the middle of the Aegean Sea, 55 nautical miles off the North …

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Surprise development! The blind cat that was brutally kicked by school boys  in a hotel swimming poll on the island of Folegandros has reportedly survived the severe abuse. The animal has apparently passed out following the severe abuse and therefore it was considered to be dead. The injured cat is …

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Two elementary school boys on the island of Folegandros chased a blind cat, threw it in a hotel swimming pool and kicked her to death. The hotel owner had security cameras that captured the whole brutal abuse. When asked about his son’s deed, the father of the boy that killed …

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Sailing in the Aegean Sea can be an adventurous trip not only in winter but also in summer time. The known north-wind “meltemi” can bring the waves up and your stomach down. I recently sailed on a small commercial boat from Antiparos to the port of Paros. When the wind …

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