In 2016, parents’ associations in Oraiokastro, Thessaloniki, reacted strongly against the inclusion of refugee children in local primary schools, threatening to occupy school buildings. This incident highlighted the social tensions and xenophobic attitudes emerging within public education, raising critical questions about social acceptance and intercultural inclusion. […]
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Article about the children of the Refugee Accommodation Centre in Ritsona who do not have access to education due to the lack of coaches. Combined with the pandemic, and despite the efforts of the Refugee Education Coordinators, this has resulted in refugee children being out of school for years. […]
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The Refugee Education Coordinator of Ritsona, Pepi Papadimitriou, holds the Municipality of Chalkida responsible for the issue of the education of the children of the camp. The letter highlights the responsibility and actions of the Mayor that have resulted in the exclusion of refugee children from school. […]
A research article analysing the challenges faced by refugees and migrants who enter the European Union without the required documents, focusing on the conditions in which they live, the inadequacy of their reception system, and serious violations of their rights, such as the suspension of the registration of asylum applications, their criminalisation, etc. At the […]
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Health focus and funding in Greece needs to shift from an emergency response centered on NGOs, toward building a more comprehensive and inclusive national health system, argues the writer, Lenio Capsaskis. Focusing on integrating healthcare services is an important step toward wider social integration and requires strengthening of the health system, streamlined policies by the […]
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