illegal immigrants
Greece
Immigrants Riot in Greek Detention Protest
As Greece resumed its round up of people suspected of being unlawful immigrants, some 400 who were already in detention in a center in Komotini in northeastern Greece took their mattresses out and set them on fire to protest...
Greece
Police Intervene After Revolt at Migrant Detention Centre
Police in northeastern Greece say they have intervened to try to end a revolt at a detention centre for illegal immigrants.
Riot police were called in after inmates at the centre outside the city of Komotini, 820 kilometres (510 miles)...
Europe
Greece’s Immigrant Roundup Draws Ire in Belgium
Greece's ongoing roundup of illegal immigrants under the code name A report dedicated to Zeus Xenios has drawn criticism in the Belgian newspaper De Morgen, which noted that Amnesty International has said the operation is leading to the detention...
Greece
Greek Rights Groups Slam Asylum Process
Human rights groups in Greece are accusing the government of subjecting asylum seekers to a "degrading and illegal" application process that aims to discourage them from formally requesting state protection.
Fourteen local rights groups said Friday that refugees from war...
Greece
Clashes Outside Immigrant Detention Center
Authorities in northern Greece say clashes have broken out between riot police and protesters opposed to a new detention center created to house illegal immigrants.
Police say tear gas was used Monday outside the facility to push back more than...
Greece
Greek Police Ignore Everyday Attacks on Migrants
Crisis, money and debt- these are the three words that every Greek citizen uses everyday. During the past years, one more has been added to the list-- immigrants. For others, this could be a neutral word but for Greece,...
Europe
German Journalists Amazed by the Number of Illegal Immigrants Crossing Greek Borders
The Documentary of the German TV channel WDR, entitled "Graveyard of the Illegals," describes the problem of illegal migration in Evros- north-eastern Greece and focuses on the plight of thousands of people losing their lives in a bid to...
Greece
Situation Still Tense in Patras, Alleged Golden Dawn Involvement
The situation in the western Greek port city of Patras is still tense after incidents on Tuesday evening in the port area, where a 29-year-old Greek man was murdered by three undocumented Afghan illegal immigrants. Yesterday evening just after...
Europe
Neighboring Bulgaria Helps Greece Protect its Borders from Illegal Immigrants
Illegal immigrants are always a key-issue in the social and political life of Greece. The country's borders are too long, the guards few and the authorities cannot deal with the problem and thus, hundreds of illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Iran,...
Greece
Golden Dawn's Leader Has Warped Sense of History, Says There Were 'No Gas Chambers' in Nazi Concentration Camps
Nikos Michaloliakos is the leader of the Greek political party Golden Dawn, now representing 6.97% of the Greek citizens in Parliament. Michaloliakos gave an interview to journalist Stavros Theodorakis, whose show broadcasts social and humanitarian subjects, in a bid to...