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Two Pakistani Immigrants Savagely Beaten in Racist Attack in Athens

Two Pakistani immigrants were savagely beaten in an apparent racist attack by a gang in Nikaia, a southern suburb of Athens, on Wednesday. The incident became publicly known on Friday when a video of the attack was shown on major...

Brutal Attack on Pakistani Migrant in Greece Caught on Camera (video)

Video footage has emerged of an apparent racist attack on a Pakistani man by a group of teenagers in Athens on Sunday. The footage shows at least five suspects, whom the victim has described as being between 15 and 18-years-old,...

Mother of Afghan Student Whose House was Attacked Speaks Out

The mother of the 11-year-old Afghan student Amir offered chilling details of the racist attack to their house in the early morning hours of Friday. "The stones were thrown non-stop, I said we're going to die today," Amir's mother, Arizou...

Victim of Racist Attack in Greece: I was Targeted for my Involvement in Protest Rallies

Pakistani national, Safak Mahmud, described to journalists on Monday how he and fellow patriot, Vakas Hussein, were the victims of a vicious attack by five men at their work in Aspropyrgos on Saturday. With injuries on his face that were...

Nigerian Doctor Victim of Racist Attack in Northern Greece

A Nigerian doctor who has been living and working in Greece for the last 14 years was the victim of a verbal and racist attack from a patient in Kozani, northern Greece. Dr Solace Akpevwe Godwin was on call when...

Greek Court Must Consider Hate Motive Behind Attack on Romani Woman

Any failure of a court in Messolonghi, western Greece, to consider the racist motive in the brutal attack on a Romani woman and her nephew will be a failure of justice, Amnesty International said ahead of the opening of...

Two GD Members Convicted of Murder

The First Instance Criminal Court in Athens sentenced Dionysis Liakopoulos and Christos Stergiopoulos to life imprisonment for the cold-blooded murder of a 27-year-old Pakistani migrant worker, Sehzad Luqman, in Petralona, Athens, last year. The two men are also involved in the...

Golden Dawn MP Supplies Same NGO as Party Thugs Intimidate

Lucrative business deals conducted by members of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn were exposed in documents brought to light on Friday by Greek Deputy Labor Minister Vasilis Kegeroglou. Addressing the Greek parliament, Kegeroglou introduced evidence about the “business party,” as...

Transphobic Harassment of Greek Transgendered Student

A formal complaint by the Greek Transgendered Support Association (SYD) which was brought before parliament by SYRIZA, has highlighted transphobic harassment and discrimination against a 25-year-old Greek transgender student attending an evening lyceum in Athens. The press release issued by...

Cruel Racist Attack in Athens

The humanitarian aid organization, Doctors of the world, reported on Friday a racist attack against an Iranian immigrant. The attack took place two months ago near Metaxourgio square, central Athens, Greece. The victim reported that while he was speaking on his...