New racist attack Before the shock from the racist attack against the 14-year-old Afghan subsided, a new racist attack was recorded. It took place yesterday, tuesday and the victim this time was a 20-year-old Syrian in Attica Square. According to Médecins du Monde, the young man was attacked as he was exiting the underground station …
The story of a 14-year-old Afghani who had come to Greece with his mother in search for a better life, decided to leave to Switzerland where his brother lives but was in the meantime attacked by a group of storm troopers. By Anta Psarra Thirty stitches on a child’s face, a result of blind racist …
He and his four children had gone to the Mutual Help Centre of the Municipality of Athens for the Easter festivities during which the mayor would offer gifts to children of families in need. 50 year old D.CH (his full identity available to the newspaper) he couldn’t have imagined that himself and his daughter would …
Punished for their parents’ unemployment Athens Foreign students are excluded from the panhellenic exams. They cannot have access to the Universities or the Technological Educational Institutes and they cannot get their high school diploma without the stay permit. According to the claims of immigrant rights groups, many immigrant parents may have lost their residence permit …
Dionysis Nasopoulos The bill for the penal treatment of racist violence and xenophobia that was being promoted by the ministry of Justice gets – at least for now – frozen. Following orders from the Prime Minister, the bil is withdrawn so that it will be subject to further processing, as it is considered that several …
Giorgos Kaminis claims far-right MP Giorgos Germenis tried to punch him but missed and hit a 12-year-old girl instead Associated Press in Athens The mayor of Athens has made a criminal complaint against an extreme rightwing party MP who allegedly tried to punch him after municipal authorities banned a Greeks-only soup kitchen in the city … Continue reading »
Greeks are becoming increasingly vocal in their disgust at the presence of fascists on their political scene Daniel Trilling For many Greeks, Orthodox Easter is a chance to see friends and family, to eat good food or to worship. But for the neo-Nazis in Golden Dawn, who only recently made the switch from “Hellenic” paganism … Continue reading »
Read the relevant reports on the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/02/greek-rightwing-mp-attacks-mayor and on the Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/farright-golden-dawn-mp-giorgos-germenis-hits-12yearold-girl-in-attack-on-athens-mayor-giorgos-kaminis-over-greekonly-food-handout-8600980.html See the video from the attack (from ‘Alpha’ TV station; in Greek): Also, videos from Golden Dawn’s reactions to the banning of their ‘only for Greeks’ food handout: The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/may/02/greek-food-handout-shut-down-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 Telegraph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaUQ_3CDJPE Continue reading »
ANTI-RACIST PROTESTS It took agitation over Golden Dawn’s blood donation campaign at three hospitals to show the self-evident: blood is donated voluntarily and free of charge and it is provided according to one single criterion: to serve those in need of it, regardless of race, religion and any other artificial or not differences. “Blood is … Continue reading »
“We could die without anyone even learning about it. It is our fifth day on hunger strike in the detention facilities of the Police Station of Moshato. We live like dogs”, says Armen Mourantian: “We sleep in shifts in a room full of dirt. Six people sharing three mattresses. Three full rooms. In the fourth … Continue reading »
The recent attack on foreign seasonal workers in Greece shocked the country. It was one incident in a series of attacks on migrants and refugees that has caught the attention of Human Rights organizations. “In recent years, the number of violent crimes with a racist background hasn’t increased dramatically, but their rising intensity is alarming,” … Continue reading »
[About the invasion of Golden Dawn in Nikaia hospital on the 24th of April] New provokation by Golden Dawn, according to witnesses, as individuals who appear to be members of the nationalist union entered the Nikaia General State hospital wearing helmets and holding bats. According to the allegations they were taking pictures of patients and … Continue reading »
