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Two Turkish hopefuls secure Greek parliament seats
05.10.2009
Ahmet Hacıosman and Çetin Mandacı from the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, or PASOK, will represent the Turkish minority in the new Greek Parliament, Anatolia news agency reported Monday. Fourteen candidates of Turkish descent were nominated in Sunday’s general election, mainly in Rhodope and Xanthi, but only Hacıosman and Mandaci, both from the...
Turkey as the issue of early election debates
23.09.2009
The dispute about Turkey became the issue of debates with regard to the early general elections which will take place in Greece on 4 Oktober 2009. On election posters or on live discussion programmes with all political party leaders, vivid discussions are arising related to the issue of Turkey in the Greek foreign policy and Greece’s attitude towa...
CERD announced the Concluding Observations on Greece adopted at its 75th session
15.09.2009
On 15 September 2009, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) released the Concluding Observations adopted at its 75th session held in Geneva from 8 to 28 August 2009. Regarding the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace, the Committee notes that the Muslim minority in Western Thrace consists of the ethnic groups of Turks, ...
ECRI released the 4th country report on Greece
15.09.2009
On 15 September 2009, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released the 4th country report on Greece. The Commission explained that worrying problems were still continuing even though Greece had announced to make encouraging development. ECRI notes with concern that problems, which arised from the deprivation of citize...
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...
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