Set against a rugged landscape dotted with towering villages, Frankish castles, Byzantine churches and beautiful beaches, Mani, on the southern Peloponnese coast of Greece, can literally be described as being at the edge of the world. Visitors will be left in awe of its contrasting landscapes.
What started as a dream for 23-year-old Natalia quickly turned into a nightmare. ”I wanted to come to Greece, to go to the islands. They bought me and now I am doing this. They’ve told me that they’ll kill me if I try to escape,” she says, before rushing off towards the hotel where one of her sex-trade clients is waiting.
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/ 21 September 2004
Athens is currently hosting the world’s second-largest sporting event, the Paralympics, but moving about in Athens on a daily basis requires efforts of Olympian proportions from the disabled. Nearly 10% of the Greek population has some form of disability, but you are not likely to meet many on the streets of Athens.