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Feature: Greek island welcomes refugee doctor from Iraq
20 Oct 2004 Iraqi Kurd Soleiman Barzani has overcome exile in Iran, completed a scholarship in Greece and concluded the long process of becoming a Greek citizen with his own paediatrics clinic on Ios island. -
Refugee teens find Olympic spirit at youth camp
8 Sep 2004 The Olympic Games may be over, but the Olympic spirit is still alive in five teenage refugees and asylum seekers in Greece who recently took part in the Olympic Youth Camp in Athens. They attended the opening ceremony and selected competitions, and visited the ancient Olympia and the Spetses islands. -
Athens sports pro-active posters of young refugees
7 Apr 2004 In the run-up to the Olympic Games, images of refugee youth playing football, volleyball and basketball have appeared on posters at 150 bus stops across the Greek capital in a campaign to raise funds and awareness about the daily struggles of refugees. -
Special CD pricks up Greek ears to refugee issues
26 Aug 2003 Thousands of young refugees in Greece have found a voice, thanks to a campaign that brought together renowned musicians, the media and the financial world to raise more than 30,000 euros for refugee children's projects. -
Refugee women turn cover girls in Greece
5 Feb 2003 Marie Claire magazine recently published a story on four refugee women in Greece, which has been called "a country of refugees". The magazine also helped distribute a UNHCR leaflet on refugee women. The aim: to inform and educate Greek readers on refugee issues. UNHCR's Ketty Kehayioylou speaks to Marie Claire director Katia Dimopoulou to find out more about recent collaborations between the magazine and the UN refugee agency. -
What is forbidden to some women?
5 Feb 2003 Stories from women who have fled horror, war and persecution. -
Greece receives boatload of 270 asylum seekers
11 Sep 2001 The UN refugee agency welcomed what it called the "excellent reception" given by Greece to a boat carrying more than 270 people who arrived on the island of Evia on September 5. -
UNHCR investigates fate of 'dumped' Africans
27 Jul 2001 The fate of a group of Africans reportedly 'dumped' on the border between Turkey and Greece remains unclear. UNHCR is in contact with government authorities.