Helena Smith
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Helena Smith is the Guardian's correspondent in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus
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Joined January 2011
#Journalism #Greece: the country that never fails to delight and surprise.
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Helena Smith on 30 years as Greece correspondent, meeting resistance heroes, being quoted by Obama, and Golden Dawn
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RT @HelenaSmithGDN: #Greece: after a British man went .#missing on #Karpathos in SE #Aegean, a #British woman goes missing in north of coun….
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Coastguard and police continue to scour land and sea for Michele Bourda, who was last seen on a sunbed
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#Greece: after a British man went .#missing on #Karpathos in SE #Aegean, a #British woman goes missing in north of country, prompting massive search operation.Search intensifies for British woman missing from Greek beach
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Coastguard and police continue to scour land and sea for Michele Bourda, who was last seen on a sunbed
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RT @SBethlenfalvay: 🚨 #Thousands in #Greece and #Turkey *EVACUATE* as #Winds and #Heat fan #Wildfires. "Czech firefighters and Italian airc….
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Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft join rescue effort in Greece, and firefighter among those killed in Turkey
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RT @AthensLiveGr: Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest v @HelenaSmithGDN
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Tourists greeted on Syros by banner saying Stop the Genocide and prevented from disembarking
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RT @ediramaal: Ooopsss… Mr.@Nigel_Farage himself has just challenged me on the facts! . What an honor — for a “gia….
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The Reform UK leader hit out at Rama after his criticism of post-Brexit Britain
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RT @DenisMacShane: Anyone interested in Europe from Alps to Athens this Gdn interview with PM of Albania @ediramaal by @HelenaSmithGDN is t….
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RT @DenisMacShane: Scoop interview by @HelenaSmithGDN in Gdn. Most successful left leader in Southern Europe Edi Rama of Albania says "sinc….
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RT @HelenaSmithGDN: #Turkey's president #RecepTayyipErdoğan tells critics in breakaway northern #Cyprus "if you try to mess with our girls….
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Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life
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RT @DrDavidVernon: ‘The Wild Iris’, one of my favourite Louise Glück poems. An exquisite meditation on mortality, acceptance and the healin….
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#Turkey's president #RecepTayyipErdoğan tells critics in breakaway northern #Cyprus "if you try to mess with our girls’ #headscarves . you'll find us against you.”.
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Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life
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RT @HelenaSmithGDN: How fabulous #PopeFrancis took on all in defence of #migrants & #refugees. My piece written in memory of his trip to #L….
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From personally promising to relocate vulnerable asylum seekers to speaking out against ‘cruel’ policies, the late pope was a voice for the marginalised
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How fabulous #PopeFrancis took on all in defence of #migrants & #refugees. My piece written in memory of his trip to #Lesbos
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From personally promising to relocate vulnerable asylum seekers to speaking out against ‘cruel’ policies, the late pope was a voice for the marginalised
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RT @karlmehta: Thanks for reading. I hope you've found this thread helpful. Follow me @karlmehta for content on politics, AI, and health.….
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RT @HelenaSmithGDN: #PopeFrancis #Lesbos #migrant #refugee crisis 2016. Remembering a visit "replete with emotion, extraordinary in ways b….
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After a tour heavy on symbolism and replete with emotion, Pope Francis shared his plane back to the Vatican with 12 refugees as he called for the EU to learn lesson of humanity
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#PopeFrancis #Lesbos #migrant #refugee crisis 2016. Remembering a visit "replete with emotion, extraordinary in ways big and small."
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After a tour heavy on symbolism and replete with emotion, Pope Francis shared his plane back to the Vatican with 12 refugees as he called for the EU to learn lesson of humanity
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RT @NickCohen4: For God's sake man, be loyal to your own bloody country if only for five minutes.
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RT @PubAffairsEU: #EUPolitics: #Greek PM vows to upgrade railways as government faces confidence vote, by @HelenaSmithGDN | The Guardian.ht….
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis says protests over train disaster emphasise the need for ‘safe and modern’ transport system
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RT @SBethlenfalvay: 🚨 #NorthMacedonia mourns dead in #Nightclub #Fire as 15 people detained. "Government declares seven-day period of mourn….
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Government declares seven-day period of mourning after fire in eastern town of Kočani kills at least 59
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