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Greek press targets Turkish parliamentary İlhan Ahmet
04.07.2007
Greek press targets Turkish parliamentary İlhan Ahmet. Extreme rightist newspaper Stohos published in Greece has impended Minority parliamenter İlhan Ahmet by targeting.The annoyance emerging from İlhan Ahmet’s works related with the Minority has been implied by a threatening attitude in the comment published on the front page of the current num...
Report to the Government of Greece 1
23.12.2006
Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 27 August to 9 September 2005 CPT/Inf (2006) 41 [PDF Format] The Government of Greece has requested the publication of this report and of its respons...
Greek Helsinki Monitor Report on Roma Rights
20.11.2006
2006-11-17 | PRESS RELEASE 16 November 2006 Greece: Harassment, Prosecution and Ban of Human Rights Defenders, Minority Associations, Commissioner for Human Rights and Judges Upholding Roma Rights in 2005-6 Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) has compiled the following detailed report for 2005-6 on Greece’s harassment and prosecution of human rig...
Mr. Countryman’s interview in a Greek daily caused discomfort in Greece.
09.11.2006
• Thomas Countryman’s, US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, statement as of "Greece persistently opposes the right of Western Thrace Turkish minority to define themselves as Turkish within the context of ethnic identity and this behaviour of Greece is illogical" caused discomfort in Greece. • Teodoros Rusopulos, Greek government spokesman, made...
Athens requested an explanation from Thomas Countryman who defined Western Thrace Turkish minority as
08.11.2006
Thomas Countryman, US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, made an interview with journalist Vasiliki Siouti for Sunday Eleftherotypia. In his interview, he defined Western Thrace Turkish minority as „ethnically Turkish“. However, that interview caused tension between Washington and Athens. According to Greek media, Charles Ries, United States Ambassad...
EU Fails National Minorities in Bulgaria and Greece
04.11.2006
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International Press Release - October 30, 2006 http://www.mhrmi.org/press/06/eu.html "Macedonians should be shot dead when walking the streets". Apparently the EU finds statements like this acceptable when they come from politicians from EU, or soon-to-be EU, countries. Bulgarian municipal councillor, Vesel...
Greek blogger arrest infuriates world
04.11.2006
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/30/greek_blogger_arrested/ By Kieren McCarthy in Athens Published Monday 30th October 2006 06:46 GMT The arrest of a blogger by Greek police just days before Athens hosts the inaugural meeting of the Internet Governance Forum has left the blogosphere in uproar and the authorities with egg on their face....
Alivizatos: Muslim Turks are not equal citizens in Greece
24.09.2006
Government of Turkish Republic continuously bring up the problems of Western Thrace Turkish Minority in Greece on international and national platforms. But this time, who brings up the „Turkish identity“ and „deprivation of Greek citizenship“ problems of Western Thrace Minority is not the Government of Turkish Republic but the most prestigious Pro...
ABTTF’s ECOSOC Membership Caused Panic Among Greek Media
07.08.2006
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) membership of Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe caused a panic among Greek media. Hronos, Greek newsletter, gave great importance to that new event and announced it with “They Provoke” heading. The acceptance of Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe’s application for membershi...
Echos of ABTTF's ECOSOC Membership at Greek Press
04.08.2006
Hronos – Komotini (Gümülcine) 3 August 2006 They Provoke After United Nation recognized Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and accepted ist application to become a member of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), it is demanded that the associations in Thrace are recognized by Greek Government. Federation of Western Th...
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