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Ending violence against women
We will never forget what they did to Eleni
Writes Sissy Vovou Thousands of people, mostly women, participated in the protest in Athens, on the 14th of December, for the rape and death of Eleni Topaloudi in the island of Rhodos, on the 28th of November. The slogans were around the issue of Eleni and violence against women, and it was a very dynamic …
Israel – Women Protest over Domestic Violence in Nationwide Strike
A moment of silence was held to mark killings of 24 women and girls in Israel this year. Red shoes on display in Tel Aviv as part of the protest calling for an end to violence against women. Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA Thousands of Israeli women have protested against domestic violence in a nationwide strike, calling …
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‘Public health’, ‘social solidarity’ and a modern Greek tragedy…
By Dr. Maria Fotopoulou, Sofia Galinaki and Chara-Ismini Papageorgiou1 We are writing these lines in November 2018; 6 years after the Greek Ministry of Public Health and Social Solidary first issued Health Regulation No GY/39A, which gave the Greek police the power to detain drug users, amongst other groups, for forced HIV testing and compulsory …
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21 year old Eleni Topaloudi: Gang rape and murder in Rhodos
By Sissy Vovou Member of the editorial committee of the feminist website tomov.gr In the beautiful Greek island of Rhodos, a tourist attraction for many, a terrible femicide took place on the 28th of November. A young woman was found nude (wearing only her bra) in a deserted, inaccessible and rocky beach. The investigations started …
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