A year after the leaders of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn were jailed, the head of the local branch in Nikaia, Giorgos Patelis was set free. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assistance in the the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas.and for being a member of a criminal organization. …
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Golden Dawn Court: 13 years imprisonment for leadership, life for Fyssas’ murderer
The leader of neo-nazi Golden Dawn party, Nikos Michaloliakos, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for establishing and running a “criminal organization” plus 1 more year and 1,000 euros fine for arms possession. Giorgos Roupakias was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder 33-year-old rapper Pavlos Fyssas plus 4 years …
Read More »Golden Dawn Prosecutor: Life for Fyssas’ murderer, 13 years for party leadership
The prosecutor of Golden Dawn trial proposed on Tuesday morning the sentences for the leadership of the neo-nazi party, the murderer of rapper Pavlos Fyssas and his accomplices as well as for those involved in attacks against Egyptian fishermen and unionists of PAME. The Court of Appeals had rejected “mitigating …
Read More »Court rules against leniency for Golden Dawn leadership, Fyssas’ murderer
The Appeals Court in Athens ruled on Monday morning that the leadership of neo-nazi Golden Dawn and Pavlos Fyssas’ murderer are not eligible for leniency. The court ruled that there are no mitigating circumstances for the leader of GD, Nikos Michaloliakos and another six former MPs of the party who …
Read More »New Democracy MP suggests Greek Church should make Fyssas “a saint”
A lawmaker from conservative ruling party New Democracy has proposed that the Greek Orthodox Church should make the leftist rapper murdered by Golden Dawn, Pavlos Fyssas, a saint. MP and former ND spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi said the Church should make Pavlos Fyssas a saint because “his sacrifice” freed Greece from …
Read More »March to commemorate Pavlos Fyssas murdered by Golden Dawn member
Thousands of people, his parents, his friends gathered in Keratsini, Piraeus, on Wednesday to commemorate rapper Pavlos Fyssas who was stabbed to death by a member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn 6 years ago. Young and old marched to the small memorial installed in his memory chanting antifascist slogans. His …
Read More »Golden Dawn Trial: Murderer claims Pavlos Fyssas “bent on his knife”
Giorgos Roupakias, the confessed murderer of antifascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas, appeared in court provocative, incongruous and cynical. “It was a simple manslaughter,” he claimed in his first testimony in public on a crucial day for the Golden Dawn trial. He further claimed that it was Fyssas attacked him first with …
Read More »One of main defendants for Fyssas’ murder collapses at Golden Dawn trial
The ongoing trial of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party was interrupted on Thursday morning after a defendant collapsed in the court room and was taken to hospital. Giorgos Patelis was in the stand when he fainted. Court officers called an ambulance while he was offered first aid. Patelis, who is the …
Read More »Independent investigators question role of police during Fyssas’ murder (video ENG)
Forensic Architecture has presented the results of its investigation into the murder of antifascist activist and rapper Pavlos Fyssas. He was stabbed to death on 18 Sep 2013 by a member of Golden Dawn on a street of Keratsini suburb of Piraeus. Forensic Architecture was commissioned by Fyssas’ family and …
Read More »5th Anniversary of murdered Pavlos Fyssas as Golden Dawn trial continues
The coward and cold-blooded murder of a young Greek rapper. A mother patiently waiting for justice to prevail, counting the days, the months, the years. A big trial with huge files of material and dozens of defendants. A trial that has been going on since 2015. A political party of …
Read More »Clashes during commemoration march for rapper Pavlos Fyssas murdered by Golden Dawn member
Clashes between anarchists and police broke out on Monday night during a march to commemorate Pavlos Fyssas, the rapper who was stabbed to death by a Golden Dawn member in Keratsini suburb of Piraeus on 18. September 2013. The anarchists hurled molotov cocktail bombs at police who responded with flash-bang …
Read More »GD-member charged with murder of rapper Fyssas, 34, released from custody
Giorgos Roupakias, charged with the murder of leftist rapper Pavlos Fyssas in September 2013, has been released from custody after completing the maximum of 18 months in pretrial detention. Roupakias arrived at his home in Tavros suburb in South Athens surrounded py policemen and media. “Murderer! Thug! Shame on you!” …
Read More »GD-member charged with murder of leftist rapper Fyssas released from custody
Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias charged with the murder of leftist rapper Pavlos Fyssas in September 2013 is to be released from custody due to time limit of pretrial detention. Giorgos Roupakias will be be released from custody next month as he will have completed the maximum of 18 months …
Read More »Golden Dawn leader accepts “political responsibility” for Fyssas’ murder
One day before the second anniversary of the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas, Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos accepted the political responsibility for the murder. How will this statement affect voters? Will they still raise GD on the 3. position? We will see tonight, after 9 o’ clock… Golden Dawn …
Read More »UPD: Greeks in outrage as Sunday newspaper publishes photo of dying Pavlos Fyssas
Musician Pavlos Fyssas is dying in the arms of his girlfriend – just minutes after the deadly stabbing by Giorgos Poupakias on Septermber 17th in Keratsini. Somebody takes a picture -and sells it to the media. Sunday newspaper Proto Thema publishes this picture on its front page. As soon as …
Read More »Greek media outline the profile of Fyssas’ murderer; Golden Dawn sues minister, media for “slander”
Who is Giorgos Pupakias charged with the murder of left musician Pavlos Fyssas? Without exception all Greek media try to gather information from family members, friends, neighbors and coworkers, bring together the puzzles and create the profile of the 45-year-old who confessed the murder. Named and anonymous sources tell Greek media …
Read More »Keratsini Fyssas antifa protest: who are these men throwing stones at protesters? (video)
Interesting and weird at the same time: a group of men is throwing stones at antifa-protesters. Riot police squads are standing close and watching without interfering. In some cases the men were sought shelter behind the police squads. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Keratsini when thousands of …
Read More »Op-ed on Pavlos Fyssas murder: dangerous political game that backfired and got out of control
Αll signs show that it was a cold-blooded murder. Eye witnesses speak of a car that drove the one-way street the opposite direction, that assailant came out of the car and stabbed the victim twice. 34-year-old anti-fascist and rapper Pavlos Fyssas died short after the stabbing in the hospital. 45-year-old …
Read More »Pavlos Fyssas: Leftist rapper murdered by suspected Golden Dawn member
Greece is shaken with the murder of a leftist unionist and rapper by a man with links to the extreme right. Pavlos Fyssas was stabbed right to the heart on a street of Amfiali area of Keratsini suburb of Piraeus on Tuesday night. He was rushed to the hospital but …
Read More »Golden Dawn squads raid exhibition of North Macedonian artist
Hit squads of neo-Nazi criminal organization and former party in Greek Parliament Golden Dawn raided an exhibition of artist Sergej Andreevsky from North Macedonia in Kalamaria by Thessaloniki on Wednesday afternoon. Wearing hoods and having their faces covered, they hang ribbons on the paintings and threw leaflets with nationalistic content …
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