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Tsalikidis Mysterious Death Becomes a Movie

The new film of Yannis Sakaridis, "Wild Duck," is inspired by a mysterious Greek story. The film impresses the audience thanks to its maturity, simplicity and the performances of Alexandros Logothetis, George Pyrpasopoulos, Themis Bazaka and Yannis Stankoglou. Alexandros Logothetidis...

Prosecutor Orders Exhumation of Tsalikidis' Body, Wiretapping Case to Reopen

First instance prosecutor Charalambos Lakafosis decided to order the exhumation of the body of 39-year-old Costas Tsalikidis next week. The prosecutor is set to reopen the case of the Vodafone network manager's death after two coroners and his family...

Tsalikidis Possible Murder Victim

Kostas Tsalikidis’ death could be the result of an attempted murder instead of a suicide. According to the forensic reports, the most possible explanation for his demise was that he was initially poisoned and afterwards placed in a noose position. In...

Wildfire in Northern Greece Burning for 16th Day

Greek firefighting forces are still battling a wildfire that has been burning for sixteen consecutive days at Mount Papikio in Rhodope of Northern Greece, the Hellenic Fire Service said on Monday. Three hundred and twenty firefighters with thirty-one fire engines...

European Court of Human Rights Ruling Prompts Reopening of Vodafone Employee's Suicide Case

The European Court of Human Rights fined Greece 54,000 euros for failing to carry out an adequate and effective investigation into the death of Costas Tsalikidis, a networks designer and director of technology at telecom company Vodafone, who was...

EU Court Rules Against Greece in 2005 Wiretapping Death

A European court has ordered Greece to pay damages to relatives of a Vodafone Telecoms executive who was found dead on the eve of the government’s discovery of a major illegal wiretapping operation targeting the country’s political and military...

Phone Tapping in Greece More Common than Most Think

The recent disclosure that the National Intelligence Service (EYP) phone tapped conversations between a SYRIZA member and a jailed terrorist brought forth the issue of phone bugs that is more common in Greek politics than generally thought. Office homes and...

The History of American Interceptions in Greece

The case of American interceptions isn't anything new because former agent of the U.S. security agency, Snowden revealed it. At least in Greece it is suspected that these interceptions began immediately after the Olympic Games in 2004. It was on  February 2,...

Warrant Issued for Former Greek Cyprus Army Chief

A European arrest warrant was issued yesterday against former Greek Cyprus army Chief Petros Tsalikides, charged in connection with a deadly munitions blast, after he failed to appear in court, officials said. According to hurriyetdaily, Tsalikides’ seven co-defendants were in...