Violent attacks on muslim immigrants and pray venues by far-right extremists in the Athens centre

Alert DateOctober 15, 2010 Country: Greece Address: Attiki square, Athens General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Bangladeshi
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 18
Fatalities - deaths 1
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male, Female
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 130
Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

7 extremist offences on Bangladeshi immigrants, local foreigners’ stores and Muslim pray venues were reported in Attiki square (Athens) in two weeks. One Bangladeshi immigrant was deadly injured.

In one of those incidents, over 80 local inhabitants (middle-age women, teenagers and old people) and far right extremists were pronouncing watchwords in front of a police detachment, such as "Illegal immigrants are not people; they are worms" and "Greece belongs to Greeks". Then a group of extremists with sticks chased and injured a passing-by immigrant, who felt unconscious.

 

Source:

Eleftherotypia, 17.10.2010, http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.ellada&id=214460

Eleftherotypia, 18.10.2010, http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.ellada&id=214685

To Vima, 31.10.2010, http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=364101

Sunday School of Migrants, 31.10.2010, http://www.ksm.gr/emprismos-tzamiou-plateia-attikis/

Indymedia, 31.10.2010, http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1219942