Leaked email from AJC’s David Harris reveals that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met solely with the American Jewish Committee and committed to fighting ‘Nazism’ shortly before parliament suspended state funding to Golden Dawn
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Greek prosecutor Kyriaki Stefanatou opened her address to the Five-Member Court of Appeals for Felonies…
Imprisoned far-right leader Ilias Kasidiaris is poised to launch a new nationalist party as a prosecutor recommends his release, aiming to capitalize on societal discontent. Amid a declining Greek far-right, his plans could reshape the political landscape, fueled by migration debates and nationalist fervor.
In Athens’ appeals court, five years post-Golden Dawn’s criminal label, Eleni Zaroulia—wife of jailed leader Nikos Michaloliakos—defiantly denied party ties. “I’m here only because of my husband,” she said, dismissing her six-year sentence. On rapper Pavlos Fyssas’ 2013 murder, Zaroulia claimed ignorance until next-day raids: “I told Nikos then.” Judge Maria Nikolopoulou pressed: “No calls amid comrades’ frantic messages?”
Magda Fyssa watched from the gallery as tensions peaked—prosecutor Adamantia Theofanous grilled on hate rhetoric, sparking MP Ioannis Lagos’ outburst: “This isn’t testimony—it’s a slaughter! Trash…” He was expelled. Zaroulia closed by lamenting Michaloliakos’ ruined health, underscoring Greece’s lingering far-right scars.
The conditional release of Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos has sparked outrage from lawyers and political parties. Freed less than halfway into his 13-year sentence, the decision was branded “scandalous” and a provocation to democratic society.
An appeals court prosecutor has recommended the conditional release of Ilias Kasidiaris, a former Greek lawmaker imprisoned for his role in the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn. Kasidiaris, who meets early release criteria, faces strict conditions if approved, amid ongoing controversies tied to his leadership of the Spartans party.
Three far-right lawmakers from Greece’s Spartans party were expelled from parliament after a court ruled they had concealed ties to a jailed neo-Nazi politician. The decision, which reduces the number of MPs to 297, underscores Greece’s effort to uphold democratic integrity amid growing concerns over far-right influence in Europe.
All 11 members of the far-right Spartiates party, including jailed ex-Golden Dawn figure Ilias Kasidiaris, were acquitted of charges alleging they deceived voters in the 2023 elections. The Greek Supreme Court found no evidence of electorate deception, clearing the party and Kasidiaris.
On May 3, 2025, a 17-year-old was brutally attacked by hooded men on an ISAP train in Nea Ionia, Attica, for carrying a bag with the Greek flag. The assailants, wearing surgical masks, knuckle dusters, and reinforced knuckle gloves, assaulted him for 20-30 seconds, leaving him bloodied. The teen filed a complaint at the Nea Ionia Police Department, and the Hellenic Police are investigating.
A deadly standoff in Larissa ended in tragedy as a 60-year-old gunman, with a history of far-right extremism, killed two people before firing at police and taking his own life. Armed with a Kalashnikov and a grenade, the suspect barricaded himself inside his carpentry shop, prompting a tense police operation. Authorities later uncovered his ties to the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, reigniting concerns about extremist violence in Greece.
The Greek Parliament has voted to suspend state funding for the Spartiates party, citing its ties to jailed far-right figure Ilias Kasidiaris and the banned Golden Dawn organization. With 267 votes in favor, the decision follows a Supreme Court ruling identifying Kasidiaris as the party’s true leader and linking its activities to those of the criminal group.
Today marks the 11th anniversary of Pavlos Fyssas’s murder by Giorgos Roupakias, a member of Golden Dawn. To commemorate, rallies and marches are planned in Keratsini and Kokkinia. In response, the Hellenic Police have temporarily closed the metro stations “Korydallos” and “Maniatika,” with trains passing through without stopping. The anniversary highlights the enduring impact of Fyssas’s death and the ongoing fight against far-right extremism.
Nikos Michaloliakos, the founder of the criminal organisation Golden Dawn, is set to return to…
Athens, Greece – The current center-right government in Greece is maintaining its popularity one year…
Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader of the Greek neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, is set to be released on parole after serving eight years of a 13-year sentence for running a criminal organization.
The ‘Golden Dawn’ Youth Front has threatened New Democracy MP Stratos Simopoulos over his vote…
How the popular mobilisations stood in the way of the criminal organisation Golden Dawn -…
Ilias Kasidiaris was sworn in as an Athens Municipal councillor on Friday morning. The convicted…
Fourteen people have been apprehended and were scheduled to appear in court on Thursday following…
PASOK, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, issued a demand on Wednesday for legislation to prevent an…
The youth branch of the extreme right political party Golden Dawn donned masks and forcibly…
The Athens Bar Association (ABA) is reportedly preparing disciplinary action against Konstantinos Plevris, the lawyer…
The lawyer defending Golden Dawn, Konstantinos Plevris, made another Nazi salute in the courtroom. At…
Greece’s health minister Thanos Plevris on Tuesday condemned his lawyer father for giving a Nazi…
The trial for the Golden Dawn case continues, with tensions being raised in the court…
It was announced on Friday that the case against the outlawed Far Right Golden Dawn…
Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader and founder of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party, has landed in…
Convicted Golden Dawn member Giorgos Patelis, who formerly headed the ultra-right party’s Nikea chapter, is…
A special court on Monday rejected the petition of three imprisoned Golden Dawn members that…
Convicted Golden Dawn member Giorgos Patelis, the man considered responsible for sending a group of…
