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Anti-fascist protests in Greece
His songs are being shared on social networks and his name has been graffitied onto walls across Greece: the murder of anti-fascist campaigner Killah P, whose real name was Pavlos Fyssas, has sent shockwaves across the country. The hip-hop artist was stabbed in the chest last week by a man thought to belong to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in recent days paying tribute to the late singer, and activists have also taken to the web to denounce the violence used by the extreme right.
This map for example is seeking to collate all racially motivated attacks in and around Athens, using information gathered from press articles or testimonials from victims collected by anti-racism organizations. Members of Golden Dawn are responsible for most of the attacks, some of which were witnessed by police who stood by and did nothing to stop them.
The police have been accused of colluding with the extreme right group which has 18 of its members in parliament. This video which was reportedly filmed in Athens a week ago and has since been widely relayed on the web, appears to show a group of plainclothes hurling stones at anti-fascist protesters as security forces look on impassively.
And so the government is being urged to take immediate action. Some 75,000 web users have signed this petition hosted on Avaaz.org, demanding the authorities protect democracy by bringing to trial all Golden Dawn members involved in violence towards immigrants over the past few years.&... Go on reading on our web site.
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Anti-fascist protests in Greece
His songs are being shared on social networks and his name has been graffitied onto walls across Greece: the murder of anti-fascist campaigner Killah P, whose real name was Pavlos Fyssas, has sent shockwaves across the country. The hip-hop artist was stabbed in the chest last week by a man thought to belong to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in recent days paying tribute to the late singer, and activists have also taken to the web to denounce the violence used by the extreme right.
This map for example is seeking to collate all racially motivated attacks in and around Athens, using information gathered from press articles or testimonials from victims collected by anti-racism organizations. Members of Golden Dawn are responsible for most of the attacks, some of which were witnessed by police who stood by and did nothing to stop them.
The police have been accused of colluding with the extreme right group which has 18 of its members in parliament. This video which was reportedly filmed in Athens a week ago and has since been widely relayed on the web, appears to show a group of plainclothes hurling stones at anti-fascist protesters as security forces look on impassively.
And so the government is being urged to take immediate action. Some 75,000 web users have signed this petition hosted on Avaaz.org, demanding the authorities protect democracy by bringing to trial all Golden Dawn members involved in violence towards immigrants over the past few years.&... Go on reading on our web site.
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