Police said a group of people handcuffed the principal on Friday and drove him to a local precinct, suggesting that officers arrest him for enforcing Covid measures.
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Pope Francis Laments That for Migrants, ‘Little Has Changed’
At a Greek refugee camp, Francis lamented the hardening of hearts against asylum seekers, whose plight he called a “shipwreck of civilization.”
On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the Mediterranean.
In Cyprus, Pope Francis Laments Indifference Toward Migrants
In a visit to Cyprus, Francis said it was his “responsibility to help open eyes” to migrants’ plight but acknowledged that the small island “can’t do everything” to accommodate so many people.
Greece to Fine Older Residents Who Don’t Get Vaccinated
It is the latest European nation to announce restrictions on the unvaccinated, as the country tries to stem a surge.
Greece, Facing Surging Cases, Adds Restrictions for the Unvaccinated
Germany restricts access to public transportation, Austria will impose full lockdowns in two states, and the Netherlands recently restored mask mandates in some public indoor places.
Greece to Put Aid Workers Who Helped Migrants on Trial on Espionage Charges
The country’s conservative government is toughening its stance on migration and on groups working with migrants, aligning itself with a hardening climate across Europe.
Europe Toughens Rules for Unvaccinated as Fourth Covid Wave Swells
Austria took the hardest line yet on Monday, beginning a lockdown aimed exclusively at those who are not inoculated, part of a pattern to make life harder for resisters.
Little Amal, a Refugee Puppet, Looks for Home
In “The Walk,” a 12-foot tall, 9-year-old Syrian girl named Amal trekked from Turkey to Britain to find her mother. In a politically divided continent, were any minds changed?
Greece Tightens Covid Restrictions on the Unvaccinated
The restrictions start Saturday and target unvaccinated people, said the country’s health minister, Thanos Plevris.