3 migrants beaten to death during two clashes in Volos and Thessaloniki

Alert DateJuly 22, 2007 Country: Greece Address: Volos General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Inter-ethnic
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Albanian, Georgian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age 36-45
Victims Number 3
Fatalities - deaths 3
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Albanian, Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 18-25, 26-35, 36-45
Perpetrators Number 15
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

A 36-year-old Albanian immigrant was beaten to death in city of Volos (central Greece) during a clash between groups of Greeks and Albanians on 22.07.2007. Three persons are charged and detained for homicide.

 

Two months later in Thessaloniki, 13 immigrants are indicted to trial for the assassination of 2 young immigrants (an Albanian and a Georgian) after the inter-ethnic clash between two groups of Albanians and ex-USSR immigrants in a Thessaloniki railway station square last May. The clash was triggered by a verbal insult, to be generalized with the participation of 30 young people passing by in the neighborhood of Xirokrini-Thessaloniki.


 

Source:

Diavatirio, 27.07.2007, http://diavatirio.net/diavat/print.php?news.1259

Eleftherotipia, 07.09.2007, http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=112,dt=07.09.2007,id=100010216