[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 …
[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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By Anta Psarra A clause undermining the new Immigration Bill has come back into the agenda. It entails the prosecution and deportation for any immigrant or refugee who claims “falsely” being subject to ill-treatment by state authorities. The new Immigration Bill is voted today. It started as a conventional attempt to facilitate legal immigrants to … Continue reading
Police officer hits an immigrant after asking for a painkiller The allegation is made by KEERFA- movement against racism and fascist threat and the Pakistani Community in Greece. As they mention: “A police officer in Amygdaleza hit an immigrant when he asked for a painkiller. Huram Bashir Sahzat, detainee number 2663, wing A3, room 6, … Continue reading
Anna Giralt Gris February 17, 2014 ATHENS — Greek authorities call them migrant pre-removal facilities, but they look more like prisons. Many of the residents are locked up not for committing a crime, but rather simply for trying to get asylum in Europe. For this, they say they’re held months, packed scores to a room, … Continue reading
GlobalPost documentary shows footage recorded inside Corinth camp Granted political asylum in December, Farhad, detained for 14 months at the detention centre in Corinth, said detainees were packed scores to a room and often beaten by police. In protest at the appalling conditions, he and others sowed their mouths together and went on hunger strike … Continue reading
Hundreds of Greek Roma held a protest in central Athens Friday calling for equal treatment, better living conditions and free access to health. Protesters, many of whom traveled from around the country to attend the rally, marched from Klafthmonos Square to Parliament where a delegation demanded a meeting with political officials. Ekathimerini, Friday February 21, … Continue reading
The two Investigative judges have requested an immunity lift for the party’s entire parliamentary group The Appellate special investigative judges handling the Golden Dawn investigation have requested that the parliamentary immunity of the party’s entire parliamentary group. Specifically, the judges have requested the immunity lift of Eleni Zaroulia, Nikolaos Kouzilos, Antonios Gregos, Polivios Zisimopoulos, Konstantinos … Continue reading
NGO appears to have been in contact with a bodyguard of the “Butcher of Bosnia” – Deputy Foreign Minister Zafiropoulos resigned over NGO subsidies in 2002 The managers of the demining NGO involved in an emergent subsidy scandal appear to have been involved in the creation of a support network for Bosnian Serb politician Radovan … Continue reading
The bodies of three of the undocumented migrants who drowned off the Dodecanese island of Farmakonisi last month were located by coast guard divers late on Tuesday. A fourth body was also found in the vessel that sank on January 20 after it was recovered by the Greek coast guard on Wednesday. The bodies found … Continue reading
Translators were also ‘fake’ From the beginning there were doubts as to the originality of what appeared to be the survivors testimonies. New allegations by the Greek Helsinki Monitor. According to a statement by the GreeK Helsinki Monitor, signed by Panayiotes Dimitras, ‘the note by Frontex regarding the tragedy of 20 January 2014, published by … Continue reading
SYRIZA attempted on Friday to end the controversy over its selection of local election candidates by announcing that journalist Theodoros Karypidis would not be running on the party’s ticket in Western Macedonia. This came as New Democracy found itself caught up in separate turmoil regarding who would represent the conservatives in Central Macedonia. A brief … Continue reading
I can't relax in Greece 