The background to the removal of the outgoing Coast Guard chief […] The removal An “apology” seems to be the reason behind the the replacement of the Coast Guard’s chief [Dimitris Bandias] by his “younger” Rear Admiral Athanasios Athanasopoulos who got promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral. On the 20th of January 2014 several … Continue reading
Far-right party says the move is a weapon that could cause a ‘political earthquake’ by further destabilising shaky ruling coalition Reuters in Athens theguardian.com, Friday 27 September 2013 Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party has threatened to pull out of parliament, a move that would trigger a wave of by-elections that could destabilise the country. Its … Continue reading
Greece ‘backsliding in democracy’ in face of joblessness, social unrest, corruption and disillusion with politicians, says thinktank Helena Smith in Athens theguardian.com, Thursday 26 September No country has displayed more of a “backslide in democracy” than Greece, the British thinktank Demos has said in a study highlighting the crisis-plagued country’s slide into economic, social and … Continue reading
[Another translated interview with a Golden Dawn member from ‘Ethnos’ newspaper. This is the complete interview as it came with the printed version of the newspaper on the 22nd of September 2013. It has not yet appeared on the newspaper’s website] Ethnos 22/09/2013 Can you describe how things work within Golden Dawn? There is a … Continue reading
Tuesday August 27, 2013 (21:31) A Golden Dawn MP has been ordered to turn in his gun license following charges of improper use after his weapon went off inside Athens International Airport in May. The decision was mentioned in a document submitted to Parliament on Tuesday by Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias following a question … Continue reading
Greece needs a more robust anti-racism law Jun 22nd 2013 | ATHENS IN AN ugly recent exchange in Greece’s parliament, Ilias Kassidiaris, spokesman for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, denied that the Holocaust had happened. Vassilis Economou, from the Democratic Left party, said that in Germany the penalty for denying the Holocaust was five years’ … Continue reading
By SAM SOKOL 06/06/2013 ADL blast Greece’s Golden Dawn party after it submits draft bill to “combat racism against Greeks” by illegal immigrants. Jewish groups condemned Greece’s Golden Dawn party on Wednesday, after it submitted a draft bill in parliament “to combat racism against Greeks” by illegal immigrants. Golden Dawn, which had been described as … Continue reading
(20/05/2013) Extreme-right party member asked to put his gun away driving into parliament With MPs from many parties warning that Golden Dawn MPs are entering parliament armed, the Eleftherotypia newspaper has reported that an unnamed Golden Dawn MP was asked to store his gun away while driving into parliament’s underground parking. ‘I prefer to get … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
“Speak Greek or die” are some of their most typical lyrics Endless absurdity. Anti-comformist punk meets extreme conservatism in the songs of the nationalist band ‘Pogrom’, who share the views of Golden Dawn. “Our music is rock for the fatherland; we do not want any foreigners and parasites in our land”, are some of their … Continue reading
I can't relax in Greece 