September 18, 2019
Greece
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 …
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July 18, 2019
Greece
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 …
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October 25, 2018
Greece
The European Parliament is concerned by the increasing normalization of fascism, racism and xenophobia and calls on EU member states to ban neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups. In a resolution passed with 355 votes to 90 and 39 abstentions, MEPs denounce that the lack of serious action against these groups has …
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September 18, 2018
Greece
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 …
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September 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
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 …
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September 19, 2017
Greece, Politics
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 …
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September 30, 2013
Politics
Six Golden Dawn MPs including leader Nikos Michaloliakos and another 16 organization members are been held in Greek Police headquarters in Athens. Their detention started in the early morning hours of Saturday and temporarily concluded on Sunday afternoon, when MP Christos Pappas surrender to police. According to prosecutor, Pappas is second-in-command of …
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September 25, 2013
Society
Clashes between riot police and so-called “anti-authoritarians” erupted in Athens on Wednesday evening, when a group of antifa protesters marched towards the headquarters of extreme-right Golden Dawn in Mesogion avenue. The clashes started when 2,500-3,000 people left the antifa protest outside the Greek Parliament and started marching towards the GD …
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September 22, 2013
Very Mix
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 …
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September 20, 2013
Politics, Society
Tension was high at the antifa protest that was taking place at Kalogiron Square outside the metro station “Dafni” in Athens on Friday evening. Some 500 people had gathered to protest the stabbing of left musician Pavlos Fyssas by a member of extreme-right Golden Dawn. Suddenly a young man on …
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September 20, 2013
Politics
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 …
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September 19, 2013
Politics
The long awaited statement of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on the murder of left musician Pavlos Fyssas by a member of extreme-right Golden Dawn was transmitted to the public at 13:00 on Thursday. Samaras’ reaction came long time after international reactions like from the Council of Europe, the European …
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September 19, 2013
Politics
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 …
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September 18, 2013
Politics, Society
Molotov cocktail bombs, streets barricades, tear gas…. angry protesters attacked the police station of Keratsini on Wednesday afternoon hours after the murder of rapper and anti-fascist Pavlos Fyssas by a suspected member of far-right Golden Dawn. flowers, candles and other items were left on the spot where Fyssas was stabbed …
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September 18, 2013
Editor
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 …
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September 18, 2013
Politics
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 …
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