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Dramatic appeal by the ethnic Greeks in Ukraine for “green corridor”, “humanitarian aid”

March 14, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Dramatic appeal by the ethnic Greeks in Ukraine for “green corridor”, “humanitarian aid”

The president of the Federation of Greek Associations in Ukraine, Alexandra Protsenko has made a dramatic appeal to Greeks around the world and the international community to mobilize to prevent the imminent extermination of the Greek communities. In a letter to cnngreece sent written in an underground shelter in Mariupol, …

Elderly member of Greek minority found murdered on Turkish island of Imvros

May 14, 2019 Turkey-GR Comments Off on Elderly member of Greek minority found murdered on Turkish island of Imvros

An elderly Greek man was found dead and tortured on the Turkish island of Imvros that is home of a small Greek community. 86-year-old Zafiris Ignaris (Piyanari) was found on Monday night. He was tied in hands and legs and had blood on his face. He was living alone in …

Greece closely monitors Albania’s decision to seize properties of Greek minority

March 31, 2019 World Comments Off on Greece closely monitors Albania’s decision to seize properties of Greek minority

The Albanian government may has removed from the website of the Official Gazette the decision to arbitrarily expropriate properties belonging to members of the Greek minority in Himara. But Greece is closely monitoring the next steps of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama,as taking down the decision, does not mean that …

Edi Rama to expropriate land belonging to Greek minority in Albania

March 30, 2019 World Comments Off on Edi Rama to expropriate land belonging to Greek minority in Albania

Albanian prime minister Edi Rama plans to expropriate properties belonging to members of the Greek minority in Himara, Agioi Saranta and Avlona and utilize the coastal area in South Albania area for touristic purposes. The relevant decision was published in the official Gazette as well as online on Friday and …

Albanian police shoots dead Greek for hoisting Greece’s flag on Oxi Day

October 28, 2018 Greece 4

Albanian police shot and killed a member of the Greek minority in the South of the country on Sunday afternoon. Kostantinos Katsifas, 35, was killed during an alleged fire exchange with special police forces in the village Vouliarates (Bularat), 6 km from the Greek-Albanian border. “Police forces called on Katsifas …

Two Greek Canadair in battle against wildfire in minority villages in Albania

August 11, 2017 Greece Comments Off on Two Greek Canadair in battle against wildfire in minority villages in Albania

Greece has sent two Canadair aircrafts to assist the Albanian government in the battle against the blaze that is raging at a mountainous area near the villages of the Greek minority in the south of Albania. The two firefighting aircrafts arrived early Friday and started dropping water in the two …

Albanian PM Rama: No territorial claims against Greece

November 23, 2016 Politics 2

In a bid to take the sting out of a string of incendiary remarks, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has denied his country is following an irredentist foreign policy with its insistence on discussing the issue of claims made by the Cham community to the property they left behind when …

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