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Yiannis Baboulias

Yiannis Baboulias is a Greek investigative journalist writing on finance, politics and pop culture. A former editor for MONO magazine, his work now also appears in Lifo, Eleytherotypia, Ough.gr and the Guardian.

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Austerity and its discontents
Too early for good news from Greece
10 May 2013

Ministers' claims that the economy has "turned a corner" don't bear up to scrutiny.

Austerity and its discontents
Greece's modern slavery: lessons from Manolada
19 April 2013

A shooting in a small agricultural town in the Peloponese demonstrates the stark dangers of the anti-immigration rhetoric gaining ground in Greece.

Austerity and its discontents
"We are powerful and we will soon be dominant": Golden Dawn's intimidation in the courtroom
12 March 2013

How can Greeks ever be sure of justice for neo-Nazi crimes?

International Politics
Greek government makes extraordinary and undemocratic attacks on free speech
27 February 2013

While no one is looking, the Greek government goes on a rampage.

UK Politics
A disastrous and unconvincing case of brutality and mismanagement by the Greek police
09 February 2013

Conflicting stories and doctored photographs reveal clumsy attempts by the Greek police to conceal the degree of force used during and after the arrest of four anarchists.

Europe
Selective zero-tolerance: is Greece really a democracy anymore?
05 February 2013

The abuse suffered by four young anarchists, arrested for a bank robbery, at the hands of the police proves it’s time to call Greece’s coalition government what it is – a far-right authoritarian group.

International Politics
It won’t just be Greek journalists who suffer from free speech crackdown
30 October 2012

There is nothing pro-European about a government sworn on suppressing freedom of speech.

Blogs
Desperate to keep the police on side, is the Greek government overlooking violent abuses?
23 October 2012

Golden Dawn is having a field day while MPs from other parties are assaulted.

International Politics
Angela Merkel in Athens: The bitter after-taste
10 October 2012

As protestors chanted anti-austerity slogans and clashed with riot police, the German Chancellor did nothing but look after her own electoral interests.

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