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Greece sees social changes amid old traditions and church pushback
In Athens, signs of change appear as nude beaches, plays, and magazines surface while the Greek Orthodox Church fights perceived permissiveness. Nudists face police crackdowns. a bishop led a hotel siege. a nude stage protest led to a five month prison term. Drug use rises with strict penalties. Abortion remains illegal but clandestine. a new women’s rights group pushes for adultery to be a divorce ground. Aliki Marangopoulou notes women’s lingering second class status. law shows gender bias in adultery trials.
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Athens
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Union For Women’s Rights
Aliki Marangopoulou
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