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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“The upcoming trial of @panayote.bsky.social & T.Olsen is a blatant attempt to criminalize & silence their legitimate human rights work” said @evacosse.bsky.social, s.Europe researcher at @hrw.org. “Prosecutors should drop this politically motivated case.. once & for all” www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...

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Capybara @chiguire79.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Μια συνάδελφος μου είπε την ιστορία του μπαμπά της που διώχτηκε από την Πόλη με τα γεγονότα του '64. Κάποτε την επισκέφτηκε με τα παιδιά του. Ο γιος του έμοιαζε πάρα πολύ. Ήταν όπως αυτός μικρός. Η παλιά Τουρκάλα γειτόνισσά του, που είχε πάθει γεροντική άνοια είδε το παιδί και νόμισε ότι είναι>

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 #Greece: #HumanRightsDefenders T. Olsen & @panayote.bsky.social on trial (6/10/26) "The criminal charges are a gross misuse of anti-smuggling legislation & are not backed by evidence. Both are being targeted for their work documenting serious human rights violations against migrants & #RefugeesGr"

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...

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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe

Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Athens #Greece: The police are obstructing a demo organised by #LGBTQI+ groups in solidarity with the community in #Turkey, preventing it from taking place in front of the 🇹🇷 Embassy. Apparently, @hellenicpolice.bsky.social thinks the threat is not #homophobia & #transphobia, but opposing them...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Greece #Karaivaz "Giorgos was murdered in broad daylight 5 years ago (...) The lack of justice exposes #journalists to further crimes. The unspoken truth about the crimes traumatises our societies. And that feeds more lies and creates more injustice." x.com/RSF_inter/st...

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RSF (@RSF_inter) on X

“The corrupt and powerful continue to get away with murder.” In media across the EU, RSF and the families of journalists assassinated in Malta, Slovakia & Greece call on member states to do their ...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In case there is still some weirdo out there not noticing that trumpism is directing the #US and the world straight to #fascism #FarRight @odihr.pl: "ODIHR & OSCE Parliamentary Assembly regret the absence of invitation to observe U.S. mid-term elections": buff.ly/LJN7rbH x.com/osce_odihr/s...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Melliou v. #Greece The #ECtHR found a violation of Article 3. M. is a photojournalist, brought in, w/out arrest, after photographing police license plates and subjected to a vindictive and degrading full strip search. Congrats to lawyer. Kourtovik who represented her! #PressFreedom shorturl.at/Y0yjz

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Greece @omct.social: "On 23/9, Gregory Vallianatos, co-founder of Greek Helsinki Monitor, will face an appeal hearing on charges of “concurrent aggravated defamation” for characterising the Centre for the Treatment of #Addicted Persons' (KETHEA) rehabilitation methods as inhuman. #torture 1/2

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RSA - Refugee Support Aegean @rsaegean.org · 17/09/2026

📣 Breaking 📣 The main tenets of the Greek legal framework on the NGO #Registry of the Ministry of #Migration and #Asylum were declared unconstitutional by the Plenary of the Greek Council of State. 👇 rsaegean.org/en/ngo-regis... (1/9)

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"In #Greece, arrivals were down by roughly 5,000 but deaths were up by 47%. That’s in part because more & more #migrants are trying to reach Crete from Eastern Libya, a longer & more dangerous sea route than crossing the Aegean" “Nearly every death.. at sea is preventable,” said IOM’s Director" 1/

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Fewer migrants reaching Europe by sea but more are dying, IOM warns | eKathimerini.com

Significantly fewer migrants are reaching Europe by sea this year, but more are dying as people take increasingly dangerous journeys to reach the continent, the U.N. migration agency warned Thursday.

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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 15/09/2026

Concerned by reports of a series of arrests, raids and blocking of websites and social media accounts targeting #LGBTI civil society in #Türkiye. I call on the Turkish authorities to release anyone detained for engaging in #HumanRights or civil society work.

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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 15/09/2026

In Thessaloniki, Greece, to discuss the human rights of Roma & other human rights issues with the President of the National Commission for Human Rights, the Ombudsman of Greece & the mayors of Thermaikos & Thermi. Met with Roma communities in the Tsairia settlement to hear their lived experiences.

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Paweł Tokarski @tokarski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Do you check what you read online? The data from Hungary is fascinating. Has Orbán’s propaganda actually forced people to be more cautious about the news they consume? Meanwhile, the result in Greece is alarming. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/dat...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#Greece's Christian #Orthodox "Holy Synod" will honor Former Metropolitan Amvrosios who was definitively convicted for homophobic hate speech for inciting violence against #LGBTI+ ppl in 2020 & had publicly supported #Nazi Golden Dawn (a convicted criminal gang). *image: G.Galitis

Amvrosios, wearing a swastika as a cross, says "I thank the Holy Synod for the cross they honor me with, but I got mine".

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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#Greece sabotages its own plans to reverse the brain drain of scientists Athens is trying to lure back researchers after an exodus during the financial crisis, but a major #EU-backed scheme has fallen apart. www.politico.eu/article/gree...

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Greece sabotages its own plans to reverse the brain drain of scientists

Athens is trying to lure back researchers after an exodus during the financial crisis, but a major EU-backed scheme has fallen apart.

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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown

Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Acc. to #FarRight Breitbart: "During Trump’s 2nd term in office, there has perhaps been no major ally of the US more closely aligned with what the president is trying to do as much as #Greece." EU press stll labels 🇬🇷 gov't as "center-right". Who, do you think, is the real moron? archive.is/QjPQk

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Greek Helsinki Monitor Communication with the Council of Europe in pushback case A.R.E. v. #Greece #PushBacks #RefugeesGr

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#Greece: "Criminalisation of seeking asylum: The 1st month of implementation of the New Pact on Migration & Asylum has been marked by arbitrary arrest, detention & criminalisation of #refugees, collapse of procedures, & suspension of registration of asylum applications" rsaegean.org/en/eu-migrat...

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EU Migration Pact: asylum breakdown and arbitrary detention

RSA documents the breakdown of asylum procedures, suspended registrations and arbitrary detention of refugees during the first month of the EU Migration Pact.

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#ElonMusk questions imprisonment of #Nazi ex-Golden Dawn figure Kasidiaris who is imprisoned as a leader of a paramilitary criminal organization killing & injuring #migrants & political opponents. And there are still people questioning Musk's ideology... www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...

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Musk questions imprisonment of ex-Golden Dawn figure Kasidiaris | eKathimerini.com

Elon Musk has criticized the continued imprisonment of former Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris after reposting a message claiming his detention undermines freedom of political expression.

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"The EU Prosecutor's Office is investigating the use of EU funds allocated for migrant food services & the construction of accommodation facilities in #Greece (...) investigators recently searched the offices of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum." #RefugeesGr www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...

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EU Prosecutor’s Office probes migrant food funding and shelter construction contracts in Greece | eKathimerini.com

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the use of European Union funds allocated for migrant food services and the construction of accommodation facilities in Greece.

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Vas Panagiotopoulos @vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 14/07/2026

To Vima reports that for the first time, Intellexa founder Tal Dilian has stated in a court filing that he personally sold Predator #spyware to 🇬🇷Greek state authorities, while maintaining the sale was lawful. www.tovima.com/society/dili...

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Dilian's Court Filing Admits Selling Predator to Greece - tovima.com

Intellexa founder, Tal Dilian's lawyer claims in Israeli lawsuit that his sale of the spyware to Greek state authorities was entirely legal

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#Greece: A 20-year-old Greek-Russian man who was shot 7 times in the head by the police in a car chase on 7/7, has passed away. He was on the autism spectrum (89% #disability). The killers called him Turkish. The culture of impunity has emboldened the 🇬🇷 police‼️ #HateCrimes #PoliceViolence

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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 07/07/2026

I intervened in the case of Nikoleta Zereliga and Others v. Greece concerning the #HumanRights of Roma communities living in an informal settlement. I consider that eviction, or the risk of an eviction, without providing alternative housing, can disproportionately jeopardise their rights. 1/2

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Council of Europe Commissioner intervenes in ECtHR case on the risk of eviction of a Roma settlement in Greece - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 7 July 2026

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#Greece: Two Orthodox “old calendar” monks disrupted yesterday's 14th #ThessalonikiPride parade, with one of them lying down & shouting, “Repent!” Later, it was revealed that the latter was already facing a pending court case for property damage & drug possession… #homophobia #transphobia

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#Greece’s ‘war on #Roma’ is Europe’s new blueprint for discrimination | "at least 76 raids in 6 months, involving 473 officers, targeting 152 Romani communities.. more than one raid a week.. the most extensive anti-Roma police operation in decades" #RomaLivesMatter www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Dilian essentially warning Mitsotakis&Co that he holds the evidence that can bring them down, and he is ready to release it if his demands aren't met. Government of an EU member state embroiled in a vast scandal and being blackmailed in broad daylight. Meanwhile @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 🙈🙉🙊

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#Greece, Migrants Forum: Announcement on the increase in racist violence June 2026 Indicatively..: -an organized attack & injury to the president of the Association of #Filipinos.. -an attack & injury to a #trans woman in Kallithea -an attack & beating of 2 1/ www.migrant.gr/cgi-bin/page...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🔈 @amnesty.org #Greece '"authorities must end the pattern of unlawful use of force against protesters & journalists by the police & ban the use of stun grenades (...) Military-grade devices have no place in policing protests anywhere in the world." #RightToProtest www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Greece: Dangerous policing tactics have turned peaceful protests into battlefields

Greek police frequently use unnecessary or excessive force against peaceful protesters and journalists resulting in serious physical and psychological injuries, Amnesty International said in a report ...

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Bruno Tersago @brunotersago.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Greek govt has proposed sweeping overhaul of pay structure for country's most senior Orthodox Christian clergy. That would more than double salaries of many bishops and could increase some clerical earnings by as much as 120 %. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...

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Greece Proposes Sharp Pay Raises for Senior Orthodox Clergy - Dnews

The proposal comes at a time when Greece continues to grapple with persistent cost-of-living pressures and growing public scrutiny over government spending, making the scale of the planned increases p...

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International Press Institute (IPI) @globalfreemedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🇬🇷#Greece: IPI and our global network stand in solidarity with Greek investigative media outlet #Solomon & its journalists, who are facing legal pressure to remove public interest reporting on the "Piraeus Gate” construction project. 🔗More details - buff.ly/ENqV4pg

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🔈Drones, Dogs, and Dawn Raids: The Police War on #Greece’s #Roma European Roma Rights Centre (@romarights.bsky.social) and the Greek Helsinki Monitor reveale the scale of the anti-Roma police operation. #RomaLivesMatter racistcrimeswatch.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/1...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

‼️"For 20 years, Javed Aslam.. has been a prominent advocate for migrant & labour rights.. #Greece.. terminated his refugee status in March 2026. The decision.. appears to target [his] #HumanRights & community work.. [🇬🇷] must restore his refugee status"‼️ #RefugeesGr www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

‼️“The [🇳🇴] court’s decision not to extradite Tommy Olsen is.. a direct rebuff to #Greece’s attempt to export its crackdown on dissent,” . “🇬🇷 should now revoke the warrant and drop all charges against Olsen & his codefendant @panayote.bsky.social." #HumanRightsDefenders www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"The 🇳🇴 court further recognized that [Tommy Olsen's] activities described by [#Greece's] authorities — documenting abuses, receiving information, communicating with #RefugeesGr, & assisting asylum procedures — are protected activities under int'l law & freedom of expression." x.com/i/status/205...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🔈 #Greece: "Another person is dead in the Aegean Sea after an alleged violent pushback operation by the Hellenic Coast Guard. And once again, there will most likely be no independent investigation, no accountability, and no consequences." #RefugeesGr #StopPushBacks x.com/i/status/205...

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Vassilis Tsarnas @vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#Greece: The #Roma are illegally scapegoated by the police, during operations against power theft. Official statements don't mention Roma (as required by law), but the media are informed to say so, spreading #antigypsyism. Meanwhile legal electricity is denied to settlements full of babies...

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

In Greece whistleblowers, journalists, opposition parties, NGOs, independent judges and prosecutors, oversight bodies, even the European Public Prosecutor become the victim of harassment, intimidation blackmail, SLAPPs, smear campaigns. EU funds for Greece should be frozen for rule of law violations

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