Griechenland
Griechenlands Journalisten im Generalstreik
Chrissi Wilkens
Heute und morgen erscheinen in Griechenland keine Zeitungen, die Fernseh- und Radiostationen senden Wiederholungen. Die Journalisten des Landes befinden sich im Generalstreik, einige von ihnen sind schon seit Wochen im Ausstand. Lohnkürzungen und Entlassungen stehen auf der Tagesordnung. In Griechenland droht die vierte Gewalt zu verschwinden.
Berliner Zeitung (Pdf), 18.1.2011
"We save where we can" - New Poverty in Greece
Chrissi Wilkens
Because of the crisis, large parts of the greek population impoverished. The "new poor" move as homeless by the cities or loot homes.
Cicero Online, 9.11.2011
Der ganze Staat ein Abfallberg
Chrissi Wilkens
Streiks, Kapitalflucht, eskalierende Gewalt: Griechenland spart sich ins Elend.
Sonntagszeitung, 16.10.2011
The Port of Piraeus - Chinese investors are planning the "Rotterdam of the south"
Simone Böcker and Chrissi Wilkens
2009 the Chinese shipping company Cosco leased a part of the greek port of Piraeus for 35 years. According to the governments in Beijing and Athens, this is a win-win situation. But the greek unions criticize the new working conditions.
Deutschlandfunk, 9.7.2011
"Schluss mit der Junta!"
Chrissi Wilkens
Seit dem 25. Mai protestieren Hunderttausende Griechen, die sich als «empörte Bürger» bezeichnen, auf zentralen Plätzen der griechischen Städte gegen den radikalen Sparkurs der sozialistischen Regierung.
Sonntagszeitung, 19.6.2011
Refugee crisis in Igoumenitsa
Chrissi Wilkens
About 500 paperless immigrants and refugees are living in the mountains around the Greek port of Igoumenitsa. The police is arresting anyone who dares to enter the city.
Berliner Zeitung, 10.6.2011
The anger is growing
Chrissi Wilkens
The hunger strike by immigrants in Greece has attracted wide international attention. But not only migrants protest against the policies of the socialist government. Last week was the tenth general strike taking place within a year.
jungle world, 3.3.2011
Refugee crisis in the Evros region
Dirk Auer and Chrissi Wilkens
90 percent of all refugees and migrants who seek protection or simply a better life are entering Europe on the Turkish-Greek border - particularly in the region of Evros in northeastern Greece. The conditions in the local detention centers are catastrophic.
Deutschlandfunk, 15.2.2011
O Kosmos tou Ependiti (Pdf-Download)
Compensation for the victims of Distomo - Greece is going to court in The Hague
Simone Böcker
In 1944 the german "Wehrmacht" killed 218 people in the Greek village of Distomo. It was one of the most brutal massacres of the Second World War. The International Court of Justice in The Hague will now decide whether Germany must pay compensation.
Deutschlandfunk, 24.1.2011
Christmas in the shadow of crisis
Chrissi Wilkens
Many Greeks have experienced hard income cuts because of the financial crisis. Purchasing power has declined by more than 20 percent. Feodorou family is one of hundreds of thousands, where children will wait in vain for Christmas gifts this year.
Märkische Allgemeine, 22.12.2010
Der Strom des Elends
Chrissi Wilkens
In den griechischen Flüchtlingslagern herrschen menschenunwürdige Bedingungen, so auch in den Auffanglagern am Grenzfluss Evros. 350 Menschen versuchen hier täglich nach Griechenland zu gelangen, ihre Aussichten auf Asyl sind gering.
Sonntagszeitung, 31.10.2010 (pdf)
Thessaloniki - The city with many memories
Simone Böcker and Chrissi Wilkens
There are many different Thessalonikis: the Salonika of the Jews, the Selanik of the Turks, the Solun of the Serbs, Macedonians and Bulgarians. And of course the Thessaloniki of the Greeks. During the Ottoman empire, they lived together in this multi-ethnic city - the epitome of the melting pot of different religions and cultures in the Balkans. After wars, forced relocations and the Holocaust it remains only a memory. Thessaloniki today is almost exclusively monolingual Greek and Christian Orthodox. Few cities have undergone such a homogenization. But the traces of their former inhabitants can still be found.
Deutschlandfunk, 25.9.2010
Disappeared from Memory
Simone Böcker and Chrissi Wilkens
For almost 500 years Thessaloniki was a jewish metropolis. This canged after the german occupation in 1941: The jews were deported to the concentration camps, and the Jewish cemetry was destroyed. To date, the Jewish community calls for compensation. But the city too has problems with memory.
Deutschlandfunk, 24.9.2010
Alone in Europe - Minor Refugees in Greece
Dirk Auer and Chrissi Wilkens
Greece has become the main gate to Europe for tens of thousands of people seeking protection. Among them are many minor refugees from Afghanistan or Iraq. There is neither a functioning asylum system in Greece nor social support. Most refugees are living homeless on the street - and finally try to smuggle themselves on a truck to take them via Italy to Western Europe .
Deutschlandfunk, 28.8.2010
Europe is closing the borders. On patrol with Frontex in the Aegean Sea
Dirk Auer and Chrissi Wilkens
The EU border agency Frontex has strengthened its controls in the Aegean Sea. As a result, in this region, the refugee numbers have fallen dramatically.
Deutschlandfunk, 27.8.2010



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