Vassilis Tsarnas
@vassilistsarnas.bsky.social
Greek Helsinki Monitor & Humanist Union of Greece Researching: human rights / minority rights / discrimination / hate speech / free speech / secularism / police violence / far-right / rule of law Queer 🌈🌈🌈
#Greece: Two Brazilian women were attacked by three men on Sunday, July 19, in the Old Town of Rhodes. One of them is #trans and they broke her teeth‼️ Her friend was also injured and the perpetrators were arrested. #transphobia #hatecrimes www.thetoc.gr/koinwnia/art...
Ρόδος: Τρεις άνδρες επιτέθηκαν σε τρανς αλλοδαπή στην Μεσαιωνική Πόλη - Της έσπασαν τα δόντια
Επίθεση από τρεις άνδρες κατήγγειλαν ότι δέχθηκαν τα ξημερώματα της Κυριακής, δύο γυναίκες από τη Βραζιλία στη Μεσαιωνική Πόλη της Ρόδου
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#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...
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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“Golden Dawn members’ accounts suspended as ‘hate speech'”
These accounts, mentioned by Golden Dawn, are being suspended only after reports by Greek Helsinki Monitor as a trusted partner of X, Meta and TikTok over the last five years. 19 July 2026″Go…
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#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...
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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"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...
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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EU prosecutor brings criminal charges against four Greek MPs
EU prosecutor brings criminal charges against four Greek MPs
The new cases come amid speculation about snap elections
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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...
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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#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
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
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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Greek law incentivizes lawyers to talk migrants out of submitting asylum claims #Greece #RefugeesGr www.infomigrants.net/en/post/7222...
Greek law incentivizes lawyers to talk migrants out of submitting asylum claims
Greek lawyers who are paid by the government to provide free advisory services to asylum seekers will be given a cash bonus if they manage to talk certain migrants out of submitting an asylum applicat...
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#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
#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...
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 🙈🙉🙊
Vas Panagiotopoulos@vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 2mo agoAccording to a report published Sunday by Greek newspaper To Vima, Dilian — the founder of Intellexa, the company behind Predator — is in possession of a 2020 cooperation agreement concerning the use of the #spyware by 🇬🇷Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP). www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
#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...
🔈 @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...
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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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...
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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🇬🇷#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
🔈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...
‼️"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...
‼️“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...
"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...
🔈 #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...
#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...
Panayote Dimitras@panayote.bsky.social · 3mo agoΠαράνομη ρατσιστική στοχοποίηση Ρομά από ΕΛ.ΑΣ. racistcrimeswatch.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/1...
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
Bruno Tersago@brunotersago.bsky.social · 3mo agoPotential whistleblowers in Greece: think again. "Independent Authority for Public Revenue said it will not comply with court ruling to reinstate employee working for state farm subsidies agency at heart of EU fund misuse scandal, bc position has been abolished" www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1302...
"The Athens Bar Association, #Greece’s largest professional body for lawyers, has escalated tensions with judicial leadership, calling for the resignation of Supreme Court Prosecutor K. Tzavellas over his handling of the illegal #surveillance case." #RuleOfLaw www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...
Athens lawyers’ group calls for top prosecutor’s resignation over wiretapping case | eKathimerini.com
The Athens Bar Association, Greece’s largest professional body for lawyers, has escalated tensions with judicial leadership, calling for the resignation of Supreme Court Prosecutor Konstantinos Tzavel...
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Vassilis Tsarnas@vassilistsarnas.bsky.social · 3mo ago🔈Historic low for the #RuleOfLaw in #Greece: "Top 🇬🇷Prosecutor Ends Predator #Spyware Probe, Rejecting New Inquiry", whitewashing the gov't. Before, he was "overseeing the.. Intelligence Service during the period when surveillance authorizations were being signed"... www.tovima.com/politics/top...
Unresolved wiretapping of journalists by the Greek National Intelligence Service, as well as the influence of Orthodox Church over media in Cyprus, are among the culprits for their poor rankings in the index. euobserver.com/214287/greec...
Greece, Cyprus and Hungary worst offenders on press freedoms in EU
Sierra Leone, Senegal, Zambia and Qatar have better press freedoms when compared to both Greece and Cyprus.
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#Greece: Press Release | The Ombudsman on the progress of the disciplinary probe of the #PylosShipwreck #RefugeesGr www.synigoros.gr/en/category/...
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🔈Historic low for the #RuleOfLaw in #Greece: "Top 🇬🇷Prosecutor Ends Predator #Spyware Probe, Rejecting New Inquiry", whitewashing the gov't. Before, he was "overseeing the.. Intelligence Service during the period when surveillance authorizations were being signed"... www.tovima.com/politics/top...
Greece’s right-wing ruling party has gone on the offensive against top European Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi over her probe into a massive corruption scandal in Athens involving hundreds of millions of euros of EU farm funds. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/gree...
