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Petition to Lift Immunity of Politicians in Greece Gets More than 1.2 Million Signatures

A petition launched in Greece to lift the immunity of politicians from prosecution following last year's Tempe rail disaster has gathered more than 1.2 million signatures. The petition was initiated by Maria Karystianou, the mother of Marthi, a 20-year-old girl...

Biden Approves Controversial Willow Oil Project

The Willow oil drilling project in Alaska has been given the green light by the administration of Joe Biden, a move which has been met with vigorous opposition from environmentalists and native community organizations in Alaska. The project is an...

Petition Launched to Change Name of Turkey Bird to Turkiye

A change.org petition was launched to change the name of the bird known as a turkey to turkiye, poking fun at the recent name change used by the nation Turkey. The Turkish name change from Turkey to Turkiye was approved last...

US-Based Greek Starts Campaign to Protect Natura 2000 in Greece

A young student from Greece, based in Chicago, has kicked-off a digital campaign to save the Natura 2000 areas of her homeland.

Greek Diaspora Joins Forces To Save One of Greece's Oldest Public Buildings

A group of Greek citizens and Greek-Americans who are experts in the field of archives and genealogy have joined forces in order to help save and rebuild the old courthouse of the city of Sparta, originally built in 1837. Gregory...

Greek-Australians Petition for FYROM Name

The petition of the Pan-Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria against the use of the term "Macedonia" by FYROM is now on the Australian Parliament website for whoever wants to sign it. Filed under petition number EN0525, and addressed to...

Greeks Called to Sign Petition on a Referendum for Grexit

A new petition on Greece has been launched on Avaaz.org, the global civic organization that promotes activism. The user, Nikolaos, is gathering signatures for the activation of article 44 of the Greek Constitution for a referendum on whether Greece...

15 Nobel Prize Winners Urge Europe and the USA to Help Greece

Fifteen Nobel laureates have co-signed a petition urging European authorities as well as the United States to help Greece recover from the financial crisis and return to growth, in an activity initiated by Dr. Harald zur Hausen, who won...

Germans Collecting Signatures to Return War Reparations in Greece

Hundreds of Germans have signed a petition through the organization change.org, urging German Chancellor Angela Merkel to return the Second World War reparations to Greece. The petition was organized at the initiative of Peira, a Berlin-based political association. The association...

Petition Hopes to Stop MTV’s ‘Growing Up Greek’

A petition boycotting the MTV reality show "Growing Up Greek" is hoping to get the attention of Greeks -- and  the show's producers -- by campaigning to either have the show re-written or cancelled. The online petition has already gathered 3,000...