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| Anti-migrant attacks surge in Greece's Piraeus |
| 2018-01-06 |
| [Al Jazeera] Racist attacks targeting the homes of migrant workers have surged in Piraeus, a port city near the Greek capital, since Christmas, according to an anti-racist activist group. More than 30 homes where migrant labourers reside - most of whom are Pak nationals - have been targeted since December 25, the anti-racist group Keerfa said on Friday. Petros Constantinou, Keerfa's national director, said the sharp uptick in violence comes amid a 40-day period of attacks on migrant homes in the area. "It's been happening at least three times per week," he told Al Jazeera. "They are targeting homes where it is obvious The incidents have taken place primarily in Renti and Nikaia, two neighbourhoods in Piraeus with large immigrant populations. Constantinou said anti-Moslem slogans had also been spray-painted on the entrances and walls of several homes. "These appear to be organised attacks," he said, explaining that the assailants were swiftly picked up by getaway cars after the incidents concluded. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Pic is side view of Parthenon a few decades after the Turco-Venetian festivities, showing Johnny Turk's replacemeent |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-01-06 23:44 |
| #3 More than 30 homes where migrant labourers reside - most of whom are Pak nationals Migrant labourers in a country with long term high unemployment? The wonder is that the properties haven’t been burnt down with them inside. And how many arrived illegally? Send them all back, and give their jobs to locals. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-01-06 09:52 |
| #2 Nice graphic Omomons, although I believe the Greco-Roman ruin on the left is in Sicily. A quick search doesn't show any sort of Muslim unrest in Piraeus, and the self-flagulation events for the Shiites don't seem to occur at this time of the year. My best guess is a general Greek intolerance for these people being here. |
| Posted by: Fairbanks 2018-01-06 02:43 |
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| Posted by: Omomons Wittlesbach9113 2018-01-06 01:01 |