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Jailed Former Golden Dawn Leader to Run for Athens Mayor
On Thursday, Ilias Kasidiaris, the former deputy leader of Golden Dawn who is currently serving a jail sentence, announced his intention to run for Athens mayor.
In a statement presented by his lawyer, Vassiliki Pantazi, Kasidiaris revealed his plans to...
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Extreme Right Makes Gains in Greek Elections
Three fringe parties of the extreme right and one of the extreme left are the newcomers in Greek politics after Sunday's elections.
The big surprise is a new extreme right-wing formation called The Spartans which got 4.64 percent and gained...
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Greece Bans Party Linked to Neo-Nazi Group from National Elections
The Supreme Court in Greece has prohibited a political party associated with the extremist organization Golden Dawn, which espouses neo-Nazi ideology, from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21.
The court has prohibited the far-right Hellenes party, founded...
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Long-lost Shipwreck Discovered off Greece 40 Years Later
A shipwreck that sunk 40 years ago in Cape Kafireas, on the southern tip of Evia, Greece was recently uncovered by a diving enthusiast and his team.
The "Golden Dawn" ferry, sank on February 23, 1983, as she was sailing...
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Greece Bans Neo-Nazi Party from Running in Elections
The parliament in Greece approved an amendment late Wednesday to exclude the neo-nazi "Ellines" party from elections.
The party is led by Ilias Kasidiaris, a former deputy and spokesman for the Golden Dawn party, who is currently in jail.
Of the...
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Greece Seeks to Ban Neo-Nazi Party from Running in Elections
The Parliament in Greece will debate an amendment to the law aimed at banning a neo-Nazi party from running in the elections expected to be held after April.
Ellines, a party led by Ilias Kasidiaris, a former leader of the...
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Golden Dawn Member Granted Parole After Serving Just One Year in Prison
Giorgos Patelis, a former member of the Neo-Nazi political party/criminal organization Golden Dawn, was granted parole on Monday after serving just one year of a ten-year prison sentence for being an accessory to murder.
Patelis was convicted on charges of...
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Is There a Neo-Nazi Comeback in Greece?
The events that marked Greece in the last few days raise the question whether neo-Nazis are making a comeback in the country
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Neo-Nazi Convict Finds Refuge in Migrant’s Home
A woman who harbored neo-Nazi Golden Dawn member Christos Pappas in her home was sentenced to 30 months in jail by a Greek court on Friday.
Crime
Golden Dawn’s Christos Pappas Now in High-Security Prison
Christos Pappas, the former deputy leader of the Neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, is being sent to a maximum security prison in central Greece.