Greek far-right leader charged

The arrests underline the Greek government's efforts to stifle the fiercely anti-immigrant party. Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, party spokesman Ilias Kassidiaris and Yannis Lagos, Nikos Michos and Ilias Panayiotaros were arrested by counter ...

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Migration key to priority in Greece UN Assembly

New York, Sept 28 : In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly's high-level debate Friday, the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece reiterated the importance of a national action plan on asylum and migration in his country and southern Europe ...

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Police arrest leader top members of Greeces extreme-right Golden Dawn

ATHENS--Police arrested the leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and other top members on Saturday, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing allegedly committed by a ...

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Hellenic excess Golden Dawn arrests shows Greece go from one extreme to another

Protest After a long period of inertia in Greece, when gangs organized by the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn "terrorized" immigrants, gays and leftists, the country has gone to another extreme by arresting the party leaders, law Professor George Katrougalos told RT. Greek authorities are conducting a sweeping crackdown on the far-right Golden Dawn party, arresting its leader, and a ...

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Greece’s Golden Dawn Accused of Criminal Activity and If Convicted May Be Gone

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Greek Far-Right Leader Arrested; Warrants for More

Two top officials of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party were arrested Saturday on charges of forming a criminal organization, marking the first time since 1974 that sitting members of Parliament have been arrested. In a text message to ...

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Greece sends message to doubters with arrest of neo-Nazi

Athens (AFP) - With the arrest of a neo-Nazi leader on Saturday, the Greek government is sending a message of strength despite longstanding financial turmoil to many at home and abroad, analysts claim.

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