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Femicide: Woman succumbs to her injuries after husband set her on fire

January 16, 2024 FEATURED, Social, Society Comments Off on Femicide: Woman succumbs to her injuries after husband set her on fire

Another femicide in Greece, the second since the start of the year: A 45-year-old woman who was covered in flammable liquid by her husband and set on fire succumbed to her injuries. The woman was seriously injured and died after a week in hospital. The husband poured flammable oil over …

Chios: Syrian refugee set himself on fire, police officer injured too

March 30, 2017 Politics, Refugees 6

A Syrian refugee set himself on fire in the hot spot of VIAL on the island of Chios on Thursday noon. A policeman who attempted to save him was also injured though slighter than the man. The refugee is in critical condition as he suffered severe burn injuries 85% of …

Athens: Anti-authoritarians set bus and trolley on fire, clash with police

June 16, 2016 Society 3

A bus and a trolley bus were set on fire short after midnight in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Unknown perpetrators stopped a blue bus, ordered 15 passengers and the driver to get off and set it on fire. They stopped also an empty trolley and set it on fire as …

Idomeni: Two refugees set themselves on fire out of protest for Borders Closure

March 22, 2016 Refugees, Very Mix 14

Two men poured gasoline on their clothes and set them on fire on Tuesday morning at the Idomei refugees camp. Other refugees who were standing by managed to extinguished the fire and save their lives. But both men suffered injuries and were transferred to hospitals in Kilkis and Thessaloniki, reports …

Xanthi: heinous crime against a woman shocks Greek society

December 27, 2012 Society 2

The screams of a woman set on fire woke up the residents of a building at 5 in the morning Thursday morning in 40 Ekklisies area of Xanthi in North-East Greece. Some of them rushed to the woman and tried to extinguish the fire. However, there wasn’t much they could do. The …

Athens: Jobless Woman Sets Herself on Fire

November 15, 2012 Society 2

A dark street. A scream. A flame. A muffled noise. Then silence. And a few words on a newspaper. No name. But just the age: 20 years old. A new tragedy in a recession-hit country. According to Democratia newspaper, a young jobless woman set herself on fire on Tuesday night …

Greece:Two Brothers Set Cat on Fire & Upload Video on FB

November 25, 2011 animals 3

Pets-hating scums are among us! Soso and Mitsos are a brother and a sister (so they claim on Facebook) who abused and set on fire an unlucky cat. They are both teenagers aroudn 18 years old. Somewhere in Greece. The idiots uploaded the video of the animal abuse and torture on …

350 Greeks attempted to commit suicide due to economic problems

March 4, 2011 Economy, Society Comments Off on 350 Greeks attempted to commit suicide due to economic problems

More and more Greeks are driven to desperate actions due to the never ending economic crisis. The National Federation of Consumers’, Borrowers’ and Citizens’ Protection issued a statement stating that in the last 16 months more than 350 people attempted to commit suicide due to economic problems. Revealing picture of …

Greek sets himself on fire due to economic reasons

February 22, 2011 Economy, Society Comments Off on Greek sets himself on fire due to economic reasons

A man set himself on fire in an attempt to put an end to his life due to economic problems. The 49-years-old man entered a church, splashed gasoline all over his body and set himself on fire. the priest and some church visitors rushed to help him and manage to …