Tag Archives: migrant

“Black Haired Pig” A powerful and shocking message against racism, sexism and xenophobia from a Greek-Swedish woman who has experienced first hand hate against migrants in Sweden ever since she moved there with her family at the age of six. In a powerful video, Alexandra Pascalidou, 46, a prominent personality …

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A young migrant took his life in the center of the city of Larissa, in central Greece. According to local media, the man was found to have hanged himself from a tree very close to one of the main streets of the city. According to locals, the young man was …

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A 17-year-old migrant girl from Afghanistan died in the Intensive Care Unit of Laiko Hospital in Athens where she going undergoing treatment for five days. According to Greek media, the girl was suffering from severe abdomen and stomach pain and she was taken to the hospital. She was allegedly suffering …

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European Union Leaders and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu share a working lunch on a long table. Main dish: The Refugee Crisis. But the full cannot understand the hungry. A block consisting of 8 EU countries insists that the EU Summit Conclusions clearly states that the Balkan Route will be …

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A Greek policeman was caught on camera slapping a migrant while brandishing a knife, on the island of Kos. The policeman was in charge of new arrivals, while the migrants were forming queues outside the administration building in order to check lists of names eligible for travel documents. Associated Press …

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A young migrant from Iran says he was the target of a racist attack about two months ago in central Athens. Describing how he was attacked, he also said that one of his attackers had bitten off his ear. The man, identified himself as Shaid, said he was walking on …

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A migrant from Senegal got electrocuted when he jumped into the train track to escape municipality police chasing him. The incident occurred on Friday evening at Thission station of urban train ISAP in downtown Athens. According to Greek media citing eye-witnesses, the man was an illegal street vendor and the incident …

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With central slogan “Athens, anti-fa city” members of migrants’ communities, students organisations, municipality unions and people from art and culture gather in central Athens on Saturday to protest the rising phenomena of violence against migrants. The mass protest is supported by several migrants and human rights organizations and city councils of …

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A shocking picture on Sunday morning:  a man tied with an iron chain on a tree. His beaten face was swollen, he was in a stage of shock. Passers by alarmed the police that needed a special tool to cut the chain and free the unlucky victim of a brutal assault. The man, of Egyptian origin …

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