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Nikos Morfonios

About Nikos Morfonios

Nikos Morfonios is a Greek journalist specialised in covering public administration, immigration, human rights, nationalism and racism. A former staffer of the daily AVGI, he is among the cofounders of the Mediterranean Institute for Investigative Reporting.

Parallel exports and the problem with Greek drug shortage statistics

By , , |2023-05-08T11:15:00+01:00March 28th, 2023|Tags: , |

In Greece, medicine shortages are severely under-reported by the responsible government body. Meanwhile, the illegal export of medicines is an important part of the problem.

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The undeclared war on women in Europe: Trapped in the maze of domestic violence

By , , , |2023-04-11T11:56:59+01:00March 27th, 2023|Tags: , , |

The story of Eleni, who went through a nightmare at the hands of her self-appointed "partner", highlights the institutional gap in support for victims in Greece. What happens to women in Greece when they seek a way out of the abusive environment in which they are trapped? 

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Femicides: the undeclared war on women in Europe

By , , , |2023-05-11T07:11:01+01:00February 28th, 2023|Tags: , , |

This unprecedented cross-border investigation, conducted with the participation of 18 newsrooms across Europe, attempts to shed light on femicides and rising violence against women at the time of the pandemic, as well as on the staggering shortage of up-to-date data on these phenomena.

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There was no barrier to Covid-19 transmission in Greek prisons

By , , |2023-05-10T09:05:02+01:00May 18th, 2022|Tags: , |

The spread of coronavirus in Greek prisons was 1.4 times faster than in the general population during July-February 2022. The occupancy rate increased during the pandemic, and one in three prisoners is estimated to have contracted the coronavirus to date.

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Digital Fortress Europe #3: Automation and surveillance in Fortress Europe

By , , |2023-05-12T09:40:36+01:00May 2nd, 2022|Tags: , , |

Artificial intelligence and algorithms are at the heart of the EU’s new mobility-control system. High-risk automated decisions are being taken on human lives. It is an emerging multi-billion-euro unregulated market with dystopian 'smart' applications.

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Digital Fortress Europe #2: Trapped in a digital surveillance system

By , , |2023-05-12T09:40:51+01:00April 30th, 2022|Tags: , , |

The impact of surveillance systems on vulnerable populations, money for Frontex drones, and monitoring the movement of citizens within the European area.

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Digital Fortress Europe #1: The ecosystem of European biometric monitoring and surveillance data

By , , |2023-05-12T09:40:24+01:00April 28th, 2022|Tags: , , |

A description of the main systems in use in Europe to manage the mobility of people across Europe's borders and across its countries, with a focus on current mechanisms that can be improved.

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