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Georgios Karatzaferis, Leader of LAOS, announced his candidacy for Rhodope
14.09.2009
Georgios Karatzaferis, President of the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), announced his candidacy for the province of Rhodope at a press conference during his visit to the city of Tripoli in Peloponnese on 12 September 2009. According to the ANA-MPA news agency, Karatzaferis stated with regard to his candidacy for the province of Rhodope that “Thus it...
Greek Foreign Minister Bakoyannis gave an interview to Daily Hurriyet
03.08.2009
On 1 August 2009, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis evaluated the relations between Turkey and Greece after Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu took the office for the Daily Hurriyet. Bakoyannis: Greece is implementing a policy of “affirmative action” Upon the questions regarding the statements of the Turkish side about re-opening ...
ECHR sentenced Greece regarding the case “Zeybek v. Greece”
09.07.2009
On July 9th, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Zeybek v. Greece (Application No: 46368/06)) sentenced Greece to money penalty. Bedriye Zeybek had prosecuted Greece due to Greece’s refusal to provide Mrs. Zeybek as “the mother of big family” life long pension. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of...
Bakoyannis: Greece respects minority rights
14.06.2009
Ms. Dora Bakoyannis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, made a statement following the statements by Turkish Prime Minister, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Halki (Heybeliada) Seminary. Bakoyannis stated that in Thrace, Greece implemented a policy in accordance not only with Lausanne Treaty and but also with the principles of international law and ...
The asylum crisis and the rise of racist violence in Greece
04.06.2009
Open letter to the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Karamanlis and to the Minister of Interior, Mr. Pavlopoulos HLHR – AEDH joint statement Brussels, 3rd June 2009 The Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR) and the European League for Human Rights (AEDH) express their deep concern about the emergency of the asylum system and the rise of xeno...
Greek MPs blaming ethnic Macedonians
26.03.2009
EFA-Rainbow / MHRMI / AMHRC - Press Release Lerin/Florina, Greece - "Simply raising the issue of the Macedonian minority in Greece causes Greek citizens and politicians alike to react in outrage.". This statement made by MHRMI was on full display on March 10 on Greek TV station "Alter" in an episode entitled "Invisible World". EFA-Rainbow mem...
Greek government responded to the minority report of McDougall
17.03.2009
The Greek government responded to the report on minorities in Greece of Gay McDougall, UN Independent Expert on minority issues, which was published on March 10th, 2009. The Greek government stated that every citizen had right to self-identification, rejecting the claim that the Greek state supported only one identity while preventing other groups ...
McDougall´s UN Report - unilateralism regarding Greek minority issues (Turkish & 'Macedonian')
12.03.2009
McDougall´s UN Report - unilateralism regarding Greek minority issues (Turkish & 'Macedonian') Australian Macedonian Advisory Council March 12, 2009 Displaying a memorial report [1] of unilateralism and unprecedented revisionist mood, American UN envoy Gay J. McDougall "discovered" a Turkish and Macedonian minority in Greece and called for the...
Report on Greece by UN independent expert on minority issues Gay McDougall
06.03.2009
Gay McDougall, United Nations independent expert on minority issues, who visited Greece from 8 to 16 September 2008, published a report on the minorities in Greece. Considering the stance and articulation, the report presents the ideas of the related parties in a very objective way, which strengthens its importance. In the report, McDougall urge...
The MacDougall report: in search of paedophiles, devil-worshippers and other minorities in Greece
06.03.2009
The MacDougall report: in search of paedophiles, devil-worshippers and other minorities in Greece John Akritas March 06, 2009 I've just read Gay MacDougall´s staggeringly crass and banal report on the Protection of Human Rights and blah, blah, blah in our revered country, Greece. I'm not going to write a detailed response because life is short...
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