Yahoo

Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece's brutal civil war

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Workers were installing benches at a park in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloniki when their excavator pushed brown soil off a fragile white skull. They turned off ...
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The history of the Balkans: Every year

Explore the history of the Balkan Peninsula from 2000 BCE to modern times. This video covers significant historical events, ...
Newsday

Greece's dark past is uncovered after 33 bodies are found in a civil war-era mass grave

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Workers were installing benches at a park in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloniki when their excavator pushed brown soil off a fragile white skull. They turned off the ...
balkaninsight

In Northern Greece, a City’s Slow Reckoning with the Holocaust

For centuries, Jews were an integral part of society in Thessaloniki, until the Holocaust all but wiped them out. Those who survived and returned found anti-Semitism did not disappear with the Nazis.
Barron's

Balkans Women Stage Ancient Greek Play To Condemn Women's Suffering In War

Maja Mitic is Serbian. Zana Hoxha is Kosovar. Their adaptation of an ancient Greek tragedy highlights not so much the devastation war inflicts on women but women's capacity to heal and resist.
balkaninsight

In Greece, People Fleeing Sudan’s War Struggle to Win Asylum

The civil war raging in Sudan has driven increasing numbers of people to seek sanctuary in Europe. Many of them arrive in Greece. For several months, Greece has seen a growing number of people ...
The Boston Globe

Greece’s dark past is uncovered after 33 bodies are found in a civil war-era mass grave

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Workers were installing benches at a park in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloniki when their excavator pushed brown soil off a fragile white skull. They turned off ...