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Yorva Tsiakara

Yorva Tsiakara

Yorva Tsiakara is a journalist, currently based in London, but her home is in Athens, Greece. She decided on her future career, when she was ten. In 1999, while still in primary school, she wrote a letter to George Bush, trying to convince him to not invade Iraq if elected in 2000. At the age of 18, she moved to South Africa, but one year later she flew to Paris to study law. Although she managed to obtain a law degree, she never used it. Yorva couldn’t stop herself from writing, so she decided to move to England and pursue her passion, both academically and professionally. Yorva speaks, writes, records and films regularly about her experiences in different parts of the world. You will find her work at: http://penvswords.com/

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If you are Greek, there are specific dreams that you are not allowed to have in the opinion of every classic Greek grandma...

 Why UK-loving Greeks are in limbo after the Brexit vote

What kind of changes will the Brexit bring for the Greeks working, residing, studying and travelling often to the UK?...

 Greece’s journalists in 2016 - mice or men?

Is journalism and freedom of expression in Greece compromised by fear of the closure of media channels?...

 Introducing Team Refugee: A new era of Olympic athletes

This year, a refugee team will be participating in Games as a message of hope to all those hit by the migrant crisis this year...

 What would Europe look like with tighter borders?

Analysts say that closing Europe’s borders could cause more harm than good and ultimately do little to solve the existing problems...

 When Iceland's PM was caught with his hand in the cookie jar

The leaks from the Panama law firm show that the PM owned an offshore company...

 Harsh truths behind child refugees fleeing war – alone

The numbers of the unaccompanied refugee children arriving to the Greek islands from the Turkish coast is showing a tremendous increase...