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Greece Probes Boat Sinking Abuse Charges

Merchant Marine Minister Militadis Varvitsiotis has denied accusations by migrants who survived the capsizing of a boat full of immigrants that it was being dragged back to Turkey at full speed, not to safety, and that Coast Guard officials...

Council of Europe Asks Greece to Stop Collective Expulsions of Immigrants

Nils Muiznieks, Europe's Council Commissioner for Human Rights has complained about Greece's migrant policy and has asked Greek authorities to end the collective expulsions of immigrants. The council's official website hosted a letter sent by the commissioner to the Greek Public Order...

US and EC Pressed for Golden Dawn MPs’ Arrests

Former Minister of Justice Antonis Roupakiotis sees political considerations behind the arrests of the Golden Dawn leadership. Talking to the TV network SKAI, the former Justice Minister supported that the persecution of Golden Dawn MP's was dictated by the USA...

Outrage Grows Over Migrant Workers Shooting

Faced with growing anger over the shooting of immigrant workers in Greece who were shot by a supervisor after they complained about not being paid for six months, the government criticized what it called an "unprecedented and devastating" incident. “The...