Recent news and reports
[A snapshot of the trial for the shooting of the immigrant workers in Manolada] The foremen of the strawberry fields are facing charges for bodily harm and not for attempted homicide 35 were shot and injured by hunting weapons in Manolada By Makis Nodaros The unprecedented conditions of violence and inhuman exploitation, experienced by the … Continue reading
[This is the outcome of the trial of this case. Other related articles on I can’t relax in Greece here.] ‘Scandalous’ verdict condemned by politicians and anti-racist groups after case that revealed migrant workers’ plight Helena Smith theguardian.com, Thursday 31 July 2014 A Greek court’s decision to acquit local farmers who admitted shooting 28 Bangladeshi … Continue reading
Petros Stefanis A 49-year old senior police officer and a 25-year old officer serving in Attica, as well as two individuals, 46 and 36 years old respectively, were arrested by the Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Hellenic Police on suspicion of committing crimes against a 30-year old Afghani national. According to the police, the … Continue reading
EnetEnglish.gr, Friday 16 May 2014. Experts shocked at unruly scenes during appeal hearing As case postponed yet again for man who says he was in Ireland for some of the crimes he jailed for, defence team expresses concern at ‘unpredictable court proceedings’ and ‘visible racism’ in and around the courthouse An international group of legal … Continue reading
29/06/14 By IOS GROUP: Tasos Kostopoulos, Anta Psarra, DimitrisPsarras ios@efsyn.gr […] Of particular interest was the reaction of Golden Dawn to the photographic revelations. […] Without disputing any of the photos, the organization, in its unsigned announcement further claimed that “these photographs, had been in their possession since September of 2013 and they chose to … Continue reading
National Football Team wins, fascist violence is on the rise By Khaled Taher & Dimitris Aggelidis The qualification of Greece to the ’16’ of the World Cup already had its victims, namely, some clueless immigrants. Dozens of ‘fans’ of the national team took once again to terrorize the streets in the aftermath of the game … Continue reading
28/6/2014 In prisons all over Greece, detainees are intensifying their protests against the introduction of a new bill by the Ministry of Justice, which proposes the creation of high security prisons. Since last Monday, more than four thousand prisoners have gone on hunger strike and the number is rising by the day, in what is … Continue reading
By Dimitris Psarras ‘Ef. Syn’ brings to light a series of photographic documents which certify the relation between Golden Dawn members and Nazism. We have had enough of hearing the golden dawn denying strenuously any relation to Nazism and assuring at all times they are nothing but genuine Greek patriots, simply nationalists. The same claim … Continue reading
By SAM SOKOL 06/16/2014 MP Makis Voridis has a history of membership in ultra-nationalist parties. The Greek Jewish community expressed “strong resentment” at the appointment of MP Makis Voridis as health minister last week, implying the move was indicative of the government’s failure to act against anti-Semitism. Greece was ranked the most anti-Semitic country outside … Continue reading
Tuesday 17 June 2014 Thessaloniki’s Bishop Anthimos describes city’s Pride event as a ‘disgrace’ When asked to comment on this weekend’s Thessaloniki Pride event, cleric says: ‘Do not give dogs what is holy’ Homosexuality is a “perversion of the human existence” and Thessaloniki’s annual gay pride festival is a “disgrace and a challenge”, one of … Continue reading
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