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
Migrants claim they were beaten on uninhabited island before being cast adrift in Turkish waters In one incident, refugees say there were detained incommunicado and subjected to severe beatings on an uninhabited island after being apprehended by the Greek authorities before being set adrift in Turkish waters Refugees attempting to enter Greece are being systematically, illegally … Continue reading
The joke doesn’t seem so funny now – the case of blonde child Maria has exposed widespread prejudice about Romany people Filip Borev The Guardian, Friday 25 October 2013 If we were to make a list of reasons as to why a child should be taken into care, “being blond” would probably not make the … Continue reading
Reporting of the Greek ‘blonde angel’ case is all the more bitter for those who know the myths that have dogged Roma history Louise Doughty The Guardian, Tuesday 22 October 2013 She is, we have been told repeatedly, the girl Greece is calling “the blonde angel”. She is certainly blonde – and she is a … Continue reading
Trade unionists would openly affiliate with Golden Dawn Vasilis G. Labropoulos Published: 10/10/2013 17:40 A few months ago some hundreds policemen were ready to launch “Golden Police”; that is, an official trade union police branch affiliated to the Golden Dawn. The policemen were in direct contact with extreme right-wing MPs and were ready to officially … Continue reading
by Papadakou Gianna & Pouliopoulos G. After an agreement was reached between the investigator and the prosecutor, Golden Dawn MP G. Lagos sees his way into jail. By contrast, Ilias Kasidiaris, Ilias Panagiotaros and N. Michos are released on restrictive measures. Ilias Kasidiaris was released on the condition that he does not exit the country … Continue reading
Ross Domoney theguardian.com Friday 27 September 2013 A young Greek woman describes how she was set upon by two supporters of Greece’s far-right movement Golden Dawn. The woman suffered cuts to her face and arms in the attack, which happened the day after the anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas was stabbed to death. She says she … 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
It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the political violence many predicted after economic meltdown is becoming a reality Editorial The Guardian, Thursday 26 September 2013 Pavlos Fyssas, the anti-fascist hip-hop artist, is not the first person to be stabbed to death by supporters of Greece‘s far right Golden Dawn party. Few Greeks may … Continue reading
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