Via Kathimerini Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis yesterday sacked police chief Vassilis Tsiatouras, just a few hours after the “unacceptable” arrests of several members of a left-wing party and journalists during a police sweep in the central district of Exarchia on Wednesday night. “This behavior by police, who raided a venue where a book was [...]
Via the Athens News TWO Afghan asylum seekers have filed a criminal suit against police officers at a detention centre in Elliniko, southern Athens, for allegedly torturing to death their 18-year-old brother on February 15. If proven, the charges could deal another major blow to Greece’s human rights record by underscoring the state’s alleged failure [...]
Hussein Jahankir is dead. He was found in almost the same spot as another man (I have not been able to find his name) died a short while ago near the Aliens Bureau in Athens. [Aside: Can’t we change the name of this institution? How about the Registration Bureau? There are mixed up reports on [...]
For all the victims of brutality and mistreatment at the hands of Greek police, coast guards and prison authorities… Alexis Grigoropoulos Another fifteen year old boy Fani-Yannula Petropoulou-Tsakiris Augustinos Dimitrios People in police custody Roma communities Photographers and bloggers Asylum seekers Children And this is just a quick list I pulled up quickly from my [...]
From the Athens News A TOTAL of four Athens police officers could face disciplinary action for beating and humiliating two young men accused of mugging an elderly woman last year. The incident, which stoked up a national controversy, emerged in June when a five-minute video clip recorded on a mobile telephone surfaced on youtube.com (a [...]
I am shocked and saddened to find out that my friend Teacher Dude was beaten up by the police for taking pictures. He is an outstanding photographer and I always look forward to his latest postings. He (and he’s not the only one) did not know that it is illegal to take pictures of the [...]
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