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Neo-Nazi Convict Finds Refuge in Migrant’s Home

A woman who harbored neo-Nazi Golden Dawn member Christos Pappas in her home was sentenced to 30 months in jail by a Greek court on Friday.

European Arrest Warrant Issued for Greek Neo-Nazi Fugitive Pappas

A European arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for Christos Pappas, the neo-Nazi former lawmaker, who is on the run after his conviction in October 2020.

Greek Police Fiasco as Convicted Golden Dawn Neo-Nazi Goes AWOL

Greek police are under fire on Friday for failing to arrest a leading Golden Dawn figure who disappeared after a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison. Police say that the whereabouts of Christos Pappas, believed to have been...

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn is a Criminal Organization, Greek Court Rules

A Greek court ruled on Wednesday that the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party (GD) which had two representatives elected into Parliament from 2012 to 2019 operated as a criminal organization, systematically attacking migrants and leftists. The leader of GD, Nikos Michaloliakos,...

Greece Braces for Historic Verdict on Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn

The verdict in the trial of the Neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is due to be announced by an Athens Criminal Appeals Court on Wednesday, October 7 at 11:00. With its ruling, the court is called on to decide whether the...

Greece Condemns Tearing Up of Turkish Flag by Neo-Nazi MEP

The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement on Thursday condemning the Greek neo-nazi Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Giannis Lagos, who ripped the Turkish flag apart during an unfathomable speech he made on Thursday before the Parliament. ''Greece...

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party Clears Out Athens Headquarters

The central Athens headquarters of the Greek neo-Nazi ''Golden Dawn'' political party were completely cleared out by the organization on Monday. The officials of the racist and xenophobic group recently decided to empty out their premises following the electoral collapse...

Jewish Communities Welcome Greek Minister's Denunciation of Neo-Nazi Past

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece expressed appreciation for the denunciation by Agricultural Development & Food Minister Makis Voridis of his neo-Nazi past. In a radio interview, Board Secretary General Victor Eliezer had called on Voridis to explicitly...

Greek Court Remands Neo-Nazi Suspects in Custody

Four out of the seven people accused of being members of extreme-right group Combat 18 Hellas were imprisoned pending trial on Saturday, after their testimonies before the investigative magistrate. After testifying for several hours, the prosecutor and the investigative magistrate...

Greek Suspected Neo-Nazis Charged with Running Criminal Cell

On Wednesday, 11 suspects were arrested during police operations to dismantle the extreme-right militant group 'C18' and were led before a public prosecutor. The prosecutor pressed criminal and other charges against them for a series of offenses, including acts committed as...

Greek Police Swoop on Suspected Neo-Nazi Cell

Six people were arrested during raids by counter-terrorism officers in different locations in Attica on Tuesday morning. According to reports, the suspects are associated with an extreme right-wing group calling itself Combat 18 Hellas. The suspects are being investigated for participation...

Neo-Nazis Attack Greek Anti-Fascist Center, Injure 5

Five people were injured, three hospitalized, when a gang of suspected neo-Nazis attacked an anti-fascist center in the Greek port of Piraeus on Sunday. The attackers stormed the Favela Free Social Center in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsini, wielding iron bars...

Neo-Nazi Gang that Attacked Amir Threatens Migrants with Violence

They are a new group, with a fancy ancient Greece related name, but both their debut "action" and their threats against migrants appear strangely familiar. Crypteia have claimed the stone attack against 11-year-old Afghan student Amir's house last Friday and...

Lawyer in Golden Dawn Trial Attacked by Neo-Nazis in Athens

A prosecution lawyer in the on-going Golden Dawn trial was attacked on Wednesday morning just outside Athens police headquarters (GADA). The lawyer was punched in the face by what police and eyewitnesses say were Golden Dawn supporters distributing leaflets in...

Neo-Nazis Stop Student Parade in Santorini because of Foreign Flag Bearer

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party members have been violently disrupting events where foreigners are participating for years. This time they stopped a student parade from taking place, because the flag-bearer was a foreign student. The event took place in the island...