Racist Discourse – Violence
Attack in Thessaloniki: yet another violent incident targeting people because of their identity
Athens 15.03.2024 – The Racist Violence Recording Network strongly condemns the violent incident against two LGBTQI+ individuals in Thessaloniki by a large group on Saturday 9 March 2024 and expresses its deep concern about the escalating homophobic and transphobic rhetoric targeting LGBTQI+ people and the impact it might have on their safety and well-being. According to the victims’ testimonies, teenagers and young adults were among the group of alleged perpetrators. Several people were arrested and subsequently charged.
The Sun Sets on Golden Dawn: The End of an Emblematic Trial Against Extremism in Europe
The conviction of Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos and six other leaders of the Greek far-right group, for leading a criminal organisation, along with the conviction of 11 other former Golden Dawn MPs, put an end to a five-year trial whose implications will echo far beyond Greece’s borders.
Racist Violence Recording Network: Justice shields the rule of law and human rights in Greece
The trial of the Golden Dawn case is going to be completed soon, after a lengthy process of almost six years, while the Court has ruled unanimously that Golden Dawn was set up and operated as a criminal organization and found guilty the majority of those accused of a number of criminal acts.
Racist Violence Recording Network expresses concern over xenophobic reactions against refugees
In recent weeks, the Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) has witnessed an increasing number of xenophobic and racist incidents,
Report on racist violence in Aspropyrgos
Common statement
On Monday 19/06/2017, the prosecutor of the Supreme Court Mrs. Demetriou met in her office representatives of agencies and organizations (Hellenic League for Human Rights,
Articles on the Golden Dawn Trial
3/10/14. Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos is jailed ahead of the trial, on charges of leading a criminal organisation
The arson attack on Athens Voice undermines Greek democracy
Press Release
In response to the recent arson attack on the newspaper Athens Voice, but also every similar attempt to use violence as a means to confront opinions and ideas
An amendment of racism and impunity
Press Release
The Hellenic League for Human Rights has often highlighted the fact that the lack of legal protection for victims of racist crimes
The murder of Shehzad Luqman was a hate crime
Press Release
Athens, 7 January 2014. The trial for the murder of Shehzad Luqman resumes on Wednesday, 8 January 2014.
A road map: What to do with Golden Dawn
The murder of Pavlos Fyssas acted as a catalyst for the key developments that followed on the role of Golden Dawn in Greek political life: its characterization as a criminal organization
The Greek State must send a clear message against racist violence
Press Release
Athens, 25 September 2013 – “Those who killed yesterday have been training on the bodies of immigrants for three years
