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Magdalene Karalis

Magdalene Karalis is a third year student pursuing a degree in Honours Political Science and Russian. She’s been a staff writer at MIR for two years in a row now. Magdalene is passionate about raising awareness to controversies in Justice Systems internationally and to Human Rights Abuses. She plans to pursue a career in law after her studies at McGill and also to someday feed a Koala.

The Continued Case of Human Trafficking in Europe

Magdalene Karalis Feb 8, 2019

For something described as modern day slavery, human trafficking is seldom mentioned in media circles. Public opinion generally falls under these three categories: some grow uncomfortable when confronted with its reality; some deny or…
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A Woman’s Right to Choose: Changing Abortion Laws Across Europe

Magdalene Karalis Jan 13, 2019

The clashing ideals of 'Pro-Life'and 'Pro-Choice continually struggle to gain ground around us. They frequently slither into our social media feeds and crop up in all manner of heated debates, from politicians in a government setting to…
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I See Fire – Account of a National Tragedy

Magdalene Karalis Sep 17, 2018

I was swimming when I first heard about the fires. I had decided to capitalize on a free weekend, and took a ferry to enjoy the islands my country was so famed for. Swimming past a middle-aged couple paddling somberly, I caught some…
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Caught Between Two Cultures

Magdalene Karalis Jul 21, 2018

Growing up in Athens, Greece, I always found myself at the cross roads of different cultures. My Canadian family and my British school often had different ideas than the Greek side of my family and surrounding environment. My upbringing,…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Case of Human Trafficking in Southern and Eastern Europe | Part 1

Magdalene Karalis Mar 21, 2018

Part 1 of 3.... This blog usually focuses on particular laws and court cases that have affected the societal landscape of Eastern Europe. Yet, for the duration of this three part special I want to focus on the grey areas of the law, the…
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Poland’s Controversial Political Reform

Magdalene Karalis Feb 3, 2018

A climate of fierce legislative change and civilian discontent has been brewing steadily in Poland since the Summer of 2017. Protests spread to more than 100 cities in Poland during the summer after a bill that would give its populist…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Case of Irianna VL, Part 2

Magdalene Karalis Nov 29, 2017

For Part 1 of this story: https://www.mironline.ca/thэ-vэrδict-case-irianna-v-l/ This two part story of justice comes to a screeching impasse almost six years after its beginning. Arrested in the summer of 2017, Irianna is put on trial for…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Case of Irianna V-L

Magdalene Karalis Nov 7, 2017

This is the beginning of a two part story of justice, political affiliation and questionable evidence that has torn through Greece in the last couple of months. This is a story of outcry, protest, loyalty and commitment, but above all this…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT: The Dima Yakovlev Law

Magdalene Karalis Oct 21, 2017

The Dima Yakovlev Law: Orphans, Abuse and Political Stratagem July 8th 2008: Dimitri Yakovlev, renamed Chase Harrison, is accidentally left strapped in a hot car by his adoptive father for 9 hours and dies of heatstroke. November…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT

Magdalene Karalis Oct 4, 2017

From the moment of their inception, laws stretch out into every street and crevice of a country and cast their influence on all. From the bang of the gavel in the court room to the disgruntled sigh of a driver saddled with another parking…
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