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Friday, October 4, 2013

Greece: Deputy Leader of Neo-Nazi Party Arrested

Yahoo!7 NewsGreece: Deputy Leader of Neo-Nazi Party ArrestedArutz ShevaThere was outrage in Greece after Pavlos Fyssas, a hip-hop musician, was stabbed to death last month. Amid street protests, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' conservative-led government has promised to "eradicate" Golden Dawn. "This is the most dynamic ...Greece's Crackdown Is Risky—and Long OverdueBusinessweekGreece: Golden Dawn's popularity from 'economic crisis and lack of immigration ...euronewsDusk settles briskly on Greece's Golden DawnMail & Guardian OnlineYahoo!7 News -FRANCE 24all 55 news articles »

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Torch Relay for Sochi Winter Olympics to Reach Athens Friday

The Olympic Flame which was ignited on Sunday for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics continued its journey across Greece on Thursday and is due to reach Athens on Friday afternoon. On the fifth day of the Greek leg of the Torch Relay the sacred Flame started its trip from the northern Greece city of Florina, […]

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Greek authorities release three fascist Golden Dawn deputies from custody

Since the murder of the anti-fascist hip-hop musician Pavlos Fyssas, about two dozen members of the fascist Golden Dawn party have been arrested in Greece. Three of the five detained parliamentary deputies and four other members have now been set free, however, on condition that they not leave Greece pending their trials.Those remaining in custody include the Golden Dawn Chairman Nikos ...

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Greece root of Golden Dawn popularity from economic crisis and lack of immigration policy

As the Greek government continues its crackdown on politicians of the far-right Golden Dawn, the party remains the third most popular in the country. Tzina Dimopoulou is a Greek housewife who stood as a candidate for Golden Dawn in Athens in the last elections. She believes the government are scared by their popularity: ';These are clearly political prosecutions. The government is afraid ...

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Most Greeks say far-right Golden Dawn a criminal group: poll

ATHENS (Reuters) - Most Greeks view the far-right Golden Dawn party as a criminal organization, according to a poll published on Friday that found the party had shed almost half of its support since its leader and lawmakers were arrested.

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The true face of Golden Dawn

The vulgar and bullish behavior that we have seen in the past few days from members of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party does not in any way represent the Greek people or the nation. No degree of indignation with the system or destitution justifies the ... ...

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The Hellenic Initiative Raises Almost $2 Million for Programs to Benefit Greece

NEW YORK ? The Inaugural Banquet of The Hellenic Initiative that was held at the elegant domed structure with Grecian architectural touches at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan on October 3 was unlike any other Greek-American event of recent memory. To begin with, the keynote speech of President Bill Clinton gave it unparalleled cachet. More importantly, $1.9 was raised in advance to assist Greece, but the event?s outstanding and enduring quality, however, was the spirit of solidarity with the people of Greece that prevailed, and the powerful feeling that with the help of those present and the rest of the Hellenic Diaspora, the homeland will overcome its current crisis and rise to new heights.

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