Archive for the ‘eWorld’ Category
Greece: Bloggers respond fiercely to the financial crisis
Prepublication of an article prepared for Global Voices Online.
Bloggers reacted with uncommon drama, spirit and gravitas to the financial crisis facing Greece -and by extension, the eurozone- which came to a head last week, as in it’s first major test, the socialist government elected last October fought bitter battles both at home and abroad to weather an alleged assault on the currency and country by speculators (since admitted by the eurozone chairman) and avoid defaulting on the country’s debt. After the announcement of tough austerity measures by the government in late January, followed by a renewed wave of strikes and a vague statement of support by EU leaders, involving “technical support” by the IMF, EU finance ministers met this week to thrust a narrow deadline on Greece before imposing further strict measures.
Greece: Riots and Police Brutality Commemorate Teenager’s Death
A roundup of the coverage in Greek social media of the protests and riots on the 1st anniversary of Alexandros Grigoropoulos’ killing, published in Global Voices Online.
Greece: Police violence against migrant woman triggers reforms
My contribution to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, published in Global Voices Online.
H δίωξη ηλεκτρονικού εγκλήματος χτυπά την πόρτα του radiobubble
Aναδημοσιεύω αυτούσιο post του Αποστόλη Καπαρουδάκη στο radiobubble, για μια νέα υπόθεση που καταδεικνύει την αστυνομική αντίληψη περί ελεύθερης έκφρασης & ψηφιακής ταυτότητας.
Greece: Blog Action Day ’09
Μy contribution to Blog Action Day ’09: a post on Global Voices on Greek bloggers’ reactions