Sofia Bekatorou, the #MeToo movement in Greece, and the political ramifications
Earlier this year Greek Olympic gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou came forward and testified that she was sexually assaulted as a 21-year-old in 1998 by a sports official. Since then, the #MeToo movement sweeping through Greece has seen a wave of victims come forward and tell their story. Meanwhile, recent allegations against the National Theatre director have also resulted in an unfolding political fight that is dominating Greek headlines. John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist and Al Jazeera’s southeast Europe correspondent, joins us from Athens to talk about his interview with Sofia Bekatorou, the #MeToo movement in Greece, and how it’s impacting the country’s politics.
Read John Psaropoulos’s interview with Sofia Bekatorou here: In Greece, an Olympian leads the ‘Me Too’ movement
Read his latest piece here: In Greece, ‘Me Too’ allegations rattle the cabinet
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