Dimitris Christopoulos is president of the International Federation for Human Rights. University professor and activist, he works particularly on issues related to migration, citizenship and other human rights issues. Find him on @dichristopoulos.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Macedonian question and Greece’s national solitude
Ever since the creation of Yugoslav Macedonia in 1944, Greece has been burying its head in the sand. It wouldn’t...
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Published in: HomeΤhe Golden Dawn trial: a major event for democracy in Greece and beyond
It's time to show that democracy does indeed protect itself from the enemies within.
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Published in: HomeIf there is hope in Colombia, then there can be hope everywhere
There's an opening for progress in Bogotá, but it could close soon.
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Published in: Home'Exiles in the Aegean': a year after the EU–Turkey deal
The EU-Turkey deal turns one year old on 18 March. Has it achieved its intended purpose?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Human rights in a state of perpetual emergency
How long will it take for the European 'crisis' to be re-framed as the new norm, and what are the potential...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Greece still has political life beyond austerity. But what kind of life is it?
As the Greek government cosies up to the church and right-wing forces become more extreme, human rights and national...