exodus

greece and the clandestini

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November 24th 2008
i leave the ship into the portbuilding. that's new, because once upon the boats used to dock on the towns promenade. 'round the port there's barbed-nato-wire everywhere, and i remember the drunk truckdriver from frankfurt from yesterday night, who told me that in patras you cannot park your truck anymore, 'cause all the time these poor refugees cut open the cover of your trailer to smuggle thems ... read more

Europe » Greece » Epirus

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more