After years and years of ignoring immigrants in Greece, they are now being used as political pawns in the run-up to the next elections. I don’t believe any of the main parties care about the people themselves. They are making immigration the hot issue for their own ends.The ruling party New Democracy (ND) are responding [...]
Several emails later… I feel the need to say a few words about Michael Jackson. I was never a fan of his. I was into the gloomier, more dangerous sounds of my generation.The King of Pop was candy floss to me. Sweet but pointless.
I guess I’m going against the current grain by saying, that [...]
Via TMCnet
Greek police cracks child porn ring
Greek police have cracked a major child porn ring operating via the Internet, with 39 people charged in connection with the case, according to a police announcement on Wednesday.
Police said a joint investigation by the Athens and Thessaloniki electronic crime squads lasted more than three months. Those under [...]
UPDATE:
Via Kathimerini
Two farmers from the Peloponnesian town of Nea Manolada, alleged to have tied two Bangladeshi immigrants to a motorcycle last Thursday and to have dragged them through a central square, were yesterday released on bail of 3,000 euros each. The two suspects, who are alleged to have assaulted the migrants in order to [...]
We have had a family member staying at our house this past week so I have stayed away from blogging and enjoyed our time together. I also pulled a muscle (or did something silly) in my neck so I spent yesterday lying down, not being able to move my head! I am intending to stay [...]
I am very happy to announce that Gazmend Kapllani’s book “Μικρό ημερολόγιο συνόρων” has been translated into English under the title “A Short Border Handbook” (translated by Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife)
A review by Maya Jaggi appeared in the Independent on Friday
Last weekend I stumbled across a far-right rally in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city. The signature cadences of [...]
Via Eurolang
Neo-fascists disrupt presentation of the first Greek-Macedonian Dictionary in Athens
Skopje and Athens, Wednesday, 03 June 2009 by Georgios N. Papadakis
The presentation of the first Greek-Macedonian dictionary was brutally disrupted last night in Athens by a group of Greek ultra-nationalists belonging to the neo-fascist organization “Hrissi Avgi” (Golden Dawn).
A few minutes after [...]
UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that I had used the wrong word in this post. I used the word “trafficker” when it should be “smuggler”. Thank you for pointing out the mistake. I have corrected it below
The less than 1% recognition rate of asylum seekers in Greece (the lowest in Europe) may be [...]
From Kathimerini
Immigrants holding banners saying ‘Stop racist attacks; no to Islamophobia’ staged a passionate but largely peaceful demonstration in central Athens yesterday. The rally came exactly a week after a similar demonstration degenerated into violence when a small group of protesters vandalized storefronts and traffic lights.
Hundreds of immigrants and leftist sympathizers took part in an [...]
I have never done this before but I am now in a position of “going solo” with this blog and need to pay for transfers and monthly fees. It doesn’t seem like much but over the years it adds up!. What I am asking is very simple… if you can donate a couple of dollars [...]
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