July 25, 2013
Via The Guardian Greek police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old British tourist on Crete have charged a man with the killing. Myles Litchmore-Dunbar,19, has been charged with the murder of Tyrell Matthews-Burton as well as possession of a weapon. Police attributed the murder to gang violence between rival groups in Britain. As 19 other Britons arrested in connection with the crime appeared before a public prosecutor on Wednesday, police said they had begun to assemble a picture of two gangs “bent on destroying one […]
July 26, 2012
Tell us how you really feel Voula. Via The Daily Mail A Greek triple jumper has been expelled from the Olympics after she posted a racist joke on Twitter. Voula Papachristou was kicked out of her national team for mocking African migrants and expressing support for a far-Right political party. Her offending message – which was referring to reports of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus in her home country – read: ‘With so many Africans in Greece, at least the West […]
June 8, 2012
An MP from Greece’s far-right party Golden Dawn faces arrest after slapping a female MP on live television. In the shocking video Ilias Kasidiaris throws a glass of water at left-wing MP Rena Dourou then slaps Communist MP Liana Kanelli three times during a televised debate with the two politicians. During the fracas the show’s host Giorgos Papadakis attempted to quell the violence, running towards Kasidiaris and shouting “no, no no.”A Greek government spokesperson condemned Kasidiaris’ violence, saying it was “an attack against every democratic citizen.”