Hundreds rally in London in solidarity with anti-fascists in Greece

Hundreds rally in London in solidarity with anti-fascists in Greece Socialistworker.co.uk Tony Benn said, “Greece's mass unemployment and poverty has made people desperate. That's when the hard right emerges.” Author and Labour Party member Owen Jones agreed, linking the growth of Golden Dawn to the savage imposition of austerity in ... Chicago Greek Americans, Immigrant Rights Activists to Protest Growing Wave ...eNews Park Forest all 3 news articles »

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Greek league leader Olympiakos dismisses coach

Greek league leader Olympiakos dismisses coach San Francisco Chronicle ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek league leader Olympiakos has dismissed coach Leonardo Jardim. A terse statement from the club on Saturday announced Jardim's dismissal and thanked him for his services. It added that assistant coach Antonis Nikopolidis, ... and more »

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Anti-racism protesters rally in Athens after Pakistani stabbed

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday paraded the coffin in central Athens of a Pakistani immigrant who was stabbed to death earlier this week, praying and opening the casket to show his face in protest at racist attacks in the country. About 3,000 immigrants and human rights activists later gathered in the city's central Omonia square to demonstrate against racism, holding banners reading "Neo-Nazis out" and "Punishment for the fascist murderers of Shehzad Luqman". ...

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March Protests Immigrant's Slaying in Greece

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March Protests Immigrant's Slaying in Greece ABC News Several thousand people marched through central Athens on Saturday to protest a spate of anti-immigrant attacks in Greece, including the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old Pakistani immigrant by suspected right-wing extremists. Earlier in the day about ... Pakistani community in Greece holds prayers for slain immigrant outside Athens ...Fox News Prayers Held In Greece For Slain Pakistani ImmigrantRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty 2 Greeks charged in Pakistani immigrant's killingSanluisobispo WNCT all 319 news articles »

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March protests immigrant's slaying in Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Several thousand people marched through central Athens on Saturday to protest a spate of anti-immigrant attacks in Greece, including the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old Pakistani immigrant by suspected right-wing extremists.

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March protests immigrant's slaying in Greece

March protests immigrant's slaying in Greece

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Updated 7:58 am, Saturday, January 19, 2013

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Several thousand people marched through central Athens on Saturday to protest a spate of anti-immigrant attacks in Greece, including the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old Pakistani immigrant by suspected right-wing extremists.

Greece has been suffering a surge in anti-immigration sentiment during its 3-year-old economic crisis, which has demolished living standards and led to high unemployment.

Golden Dawn, the ultra-right party running on an explicitly anti-immigrant platform, entered Parliament for the first time last June, polling nearly 7 percent of the vote and capitalizing on locals' resentment over a largely uncontrolled influx of immigrants that they blame for rising joblessness and crime.

[...] police sources said the suspects had taken off their motorbike's license plate and that a search of one of the suspect's houses found Golden Dawn pamphlets and that several knives turned up in both their homes.

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Another Greek crisis that needs the EU's attention

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Another Greek crisis that needs the EU's attention European Voice Last year was very tough for Greece, and there are few prospects that 2013 will be easier. Millions of people have been directly affected by the sweeping austerity measures arising from the economic crisis. The country is convulsed by political ... Greek extremists suspected in murder of Pakistani immigrant worker in AthensWorld Jewish Congress Greece: Murder of Asian man shows Greek failure on racist violenceAmnesty International UK 2 Greek men arrested for fatal stabbing of Pakistani cyclist in AthensEdmonton Journal The Province -Ct Post -Kathimerini all 322 news articles »

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