Violent attacks on immigrants by local residents in Crete and Chalkidiki

Alert DateJanuary 1, 2006 Country: Greece Address: Rethymnon General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Albanian, Georgian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age <17, 26-35
Victims Number 5
Fatalities - deaths 2
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 18-25, 56-65
Perpetrators Number 7
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

Several violent attacks on immigrants took place in Crete and Chalkidiki on January 2006:

 

- Rethymnon – Crete. A 17-year-old Albanian has been stabbed to death by a group of locals who irrupted in his home in the morning hours of 01.01.2006. The murderers have previously beaten the boy’s ill father and chased the victim to the terrace of the house, where the murder took place. A 18 yrs old local (currently serving his military service) assisted by his father stabbed 17 times with a knife the victim.

(All national electronic and press media, 01.01.2006)

- Iraklio - Crete. A young Albanian worker has been beaten by 3 persons who faked to hire him for agriculture work and then brought him to a rural isolated spot.

(Crete TV, 04.01.2006)

- Aghia Galini, Rethymnon – Crete. A 29-year-old Georgian immigrant has been stabbed to death by a 25-year-old local Rethimnian in a bar.

(Athens News Agency, 22.01.2006)

- Chalkidiki - Northern Greece. A 26-year-old immigrant has been stabbed by the 59 yrs old Greek after a dispute between his son and the immigrant. (Eleftherotipia, 30.01.2006)