The Thessaloniki metropolis bishop gives hate speeches against migrants

Alert DateJuly 6, 2010 Country: Greece Address: Thessaloniki General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: TV Media
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Victims Gender N/A
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Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age <17
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

The Thessaloniki metropolis bishop Anthimos gives frequently hate speeches against migrants right from the church altar or in major TV shows and news: “they should go back, they are all over the place, the place (the Athens Omonia square) became black” etc. The “Radio Arvyla” comedian  group nicknamed him “BATMANthimos” and depicted him as hard rock guitarist. The Greek Radio TV Council has issued a report according to which this comic collage may constitute an insult of the bishop’s personality and goes  beyond the ‘boundaries’ of comedy and satire. No actions whatsoever have been intitiated by any authoprity regarding the bishop’s public hate speech.
 

Source:
TVXS, Στο «εδώλιο» του ΕΣΡ οι «Aρβύλα» για τον Άνθιμο, 06.07.2010, http://tvxs.gr/node/40004
Media Industry Blogspot, 06.07.2010, http://media-industry.blogspot.com/2010/07/blog-post.html