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Demetrios Ioannou is a freelance photojournalist, writer and documentary photographer covering a wide range of news in Greece and the region. His work has appeared in local and international publications such as The Economist, POLITICO Europe, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Vox, BBC Travel, Public Radio International (PRI), Middle East Eye, El País, GEOlino and Balkan Insight, among others.
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Church Leads Hateful, Twisted Campaign Against Gay Marriage
NOT VERY CHRISTIANGreece’s Orthodox Church is using ludicrous out-dated arguments like claiming homosexuality is a mental illness or that baptisms could turn kids gay if their parents are LGBTQ+.

Tourists Are Destroying Athens’ Most Beautiful Neighborhood
CANNIBALISMOvertourism in the last couple years has made Plaka's residents wonder if their world-famous views are worth it any more.

Greece Thinks Its Future Is Underwater
HOLD YOUR BREATHSome in the popular country think the future of archeological tourism is underwater, a place with more magic and “sweet mystery.”

Tragic TV Mom Charged With Murdering Her Three ‘Sick’ Girls
MODERN MEDEAIn grief-filled interviews, a mother who lost her three girls in three years begged doctors for answers. Prosecutors now believe she killed them.

Uproar After Man Livestreams Vicious Beating of Ex-Lover
‘AFRAID FOR MY LIFE’The brutal attack on a young woman in Athens by her former lover has reinvigorated the push to address domestic violence in Greece.

‘Smells of Death’: Anti-Vax Priests Drop Like Flies Here
‘PHOBIAS AND LIES’After so many of their own were infected and killed by the virus, Orthodox Christian leaders in Greece seem to be having a change of heart about getting jabbed.

This Greek Island May Be Its Most Beautiful
IT’S STILL A BIG WORLDGreece is not just those fancy islands where celebrities usually choose to go. Look to its west side, between Greece and Italy, and south of Albania for a special place.

You’ll Never Guess Where Hollywood Is Spending the Summer
ON LOCATIONGreece has become a surprising new hub for Hollywood movie production after escaping the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Greece’s Party Island, ‘Everyone Is About to Explode’
LET IT GOTourist favorite Greece is planning to reopen to the world on May 14, and many hope it brings some needed relief.

Inside Istanbul’s Clandestine BDSM Community
TURKISH DELIGHTOn a recent visit to Istanbul, a red-haired dominatrix friend of mine introduced me to a world I never knew existed.
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