Immigrants stage peaceful anti-racist rally in Athens
August 24th, 2012 by
Stathis Kalligeris
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A sign reading "Punishment of Facist who attacked Mosques and insulted Prophet And Koran". Athens, Greece 24th August, 2012.
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A demonstrator wearing a shirt reading "We are proud to be Muslim" in Athens.
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Demonstrators chanting slogans and holding signs that read "No Islamophobia" in Athens.
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A man picked up by other demonstrators chants slogans at Syntagma sq. Athens, Greece 24th August, 2012.
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Demonstrators sit down peacefully at Syntagma square. Athens, Greece 24th August, 2012.
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The Pakistani Community of Greece and several citizens' movements stage a peaceful anti-racist rally in Athens. The immigrant community is protesting against fascists and recent attacks by members of the Golden Dawn Party.
As more racism motivated attacks on immigrants are reported everyday and the the mass detains of suspected imigrants lacking proper immigration permit by the Greek Police Force (operation "Xenios Zeus") the Pakistani Community of Greece and several citizens' but political parties as well, staged a peaceful antiracism rally which started in Omonoia square and ended at Syntagma square in Athens.
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