Survivors say coastguards refused to help them as vessel sank and stamped on hands of those clinging to Greek boat Helena Smith in Athens The Guardian, Monday 27 January 2014 20.14 GMT Even now, eight days later, they can both still taste the sea. Just as they can still feel the water slipping through their … Continue reading
New racist delirium from Golden Dawn By Ilias Drymonas In the context of his racist propaganda, the secretary general of Golden Dawn, Nikos Mihaloliakos, spoke against the 19 year-old international basketball player, Gianis Antetokounmpo and his family. (“those could have been arrested outside of the Prime Minister’s premises and sent to the concentration camp together … Continue reading
Greece’s Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has a history of remarks about Jews and has promoted anti-Semitic book. By Haaretz | Jun.30, 2013 | 10:56 AM The Anti-Defamation League expressed concern on Friday over the appointment of Adonis Georgiadis as Greece’s Health Minister, due to a history of troubling remarks about Jews and his public promotion … Continue reading
EU criticises the establishment’s failure to deal with violence in a country suffering from effects of harsh budget cuts Helena Smith in Athens The Observer, Saturday 1 June 2013 20.18 BST It wasn’t just that their symbols looked like swastikas. Or that thousands of Greek flags filled the marble square beneath the Acropolis. Or that … Continue reading
It started as a street phenomenon and it has now entered the schools and the buses Public transportation and –even worse – schools are the areas where racist violence has moved from the streets, where it was being manifest till today, especially in Athens. Out of 154 attacks that were recorded by the Racist Violence … Continue reading
“A senior police officer claims successive governments in Greece allowed the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn party to infiltrate the country’s police force. Victims of some brutal attacks by far-right thugs in Athens warn that immigrants are just the first victims in a long list of neo-fascist targets” Watch the video on The Guardian’s website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/oct/26/golden-dawn-greece-police-video Continue reading
I can't relax in Greece 