Saturday, October 26, 2013

Far-right Golden Dawn supporters rally against leader’s imprisonment



Far-right Golden Dawn MPs organized a rally in protest over the imprisonment of its party leaders who face charges of running and belonging to a criminal group. Around 2000 supporters gathered, some of them arriving on buses from all over Greece. Athens, Greece, 26 October, 2013.


Golden Dawn supporters shout slogans while waving blue and white Greek flags.

Golden Dawn MP Giorgos Germenis, who is facing a trial on charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during a rally.

Golden Dawn MP Giorgos Germenis, who is facing a trial on charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during a rally.

Golden Dawn MP Giorgos Germenis, who is facing a trial on charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during a rally.

Golden Dawn MP Eleni Zaroulia who is also the wife of the imprisoned leader Nikos Michaloliakos, speaks to the supporters on the podium decorated with the Greek flag, instead of the red flag with the swastika meander pattern that usually appears.

Golden Dawn MP Nikos Michos, who is facing a trial with charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during the rally.

Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panagiotaros, who is facing a trial on charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during a rally.

Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, who is facing a trial with charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during the rally.

Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, who is facing a trial with charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during the rally.

Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, who is facing a trial with charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, speaks to Golden Dawn supporters during the rally.

An elderly Golden Dawn supporter covers her hair with the Greek flag while attending a party rally.

Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris (R), who is facing a trial with charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, attends to the rally.

Golden Dawn MPs: Ilias Kasidiaris (L), Nikos Michos (Behind) and Ilias Panagiotaros (R), who all face trial with charges of joining and directing a criminal organization, attend to the rally.

Golden Dawn MP Eleni Zaroulia who is also the wife of the imprisoned leader Nikos Michaloliakos, attends to the rally.

Golden dawn supporters shout slogans waving blue and white Greek flags, during the rally.

Golden dawn supporters shout slogans waving blue and white Greek flags, during the rally.

Golden dawn supporters shout slogans waving blue and white Greek flags, during the rally.

Golden dawn supporters wave blue and white Greek flags, during the rally.

Golden Dawn supporters shout slogans waving only blue and white Greek flags, and not the red flags with the black emblem, the swastika meander pattern that have usually appeared until today. They also raise a big Greek Flag.

Back to the old days: Golden Dawn MP Eleni Zaroulia (R) who is also the wife of the leader Nikos Michaloliakos, who is now imprisoned, looks very happy among her supporters during a rally of the party. Athens, Greece, February 2, 2013.

Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, who is now imprisoned, speaks to supporters during a rally in Athens. The podium is decorated with red flags with a black emblem, the swastika meander pattern.

Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, who is now imprisoned, speaks to supporters during a rally in Athens. The podium is decorated with red flags with a black emblem, the swastika meander pattern.

Golden Dawn supporters shout slogans and perform Nazi salute holding blue and white Greek Flags during a rally of the party. Athens, Greece, February 2, 2013.

Golden Dawn supporters shout slogans while holding burning torches and blue and white Greek Flags during a rally of the party. Athens, Greece, February 2, 2013.

Ourania Michaloliakos (R) who is the daughter of the imprisoned leader of Golden Dawn Nikos Michaloliakos leads a battalion of Neo-Nazi supporters who hold red flags with the black swastika meander pattern. Athens, Greece, February 2, 2013.

Golden Dawn party leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos is escorted by masked police officers to the prosecutor from the police headquarters, after been arrested in Athens, Greece, 28 September 2013.




Video: Far-right wing Golden Dawn party leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos is escorted by masked police officers to the prosecutor from the police headquarters in Athens, Greece, 28 September 2013.

Golden Dawn leader Michaloliakos charged and arrested




Athens, Greece, 26 October 2013: Golden Dawn's rally is staged outside its offices in the center of Athens, after riot police blocked a group of anti-fascist demonstrators from marching on the building.
The podium is decorated with blue and white colors and the Greek flag to emphasize the party’s nationalist credentials, instead of the red flags with the black emblem, the swastika meander pattern, that usually appear at the events until now.
Also surprisingly today Neo-nazi supporters have changed one word of the main slogan of the party. Usually the main slogan of Golden Dawn is "Blood, Honor, Golden Dawn". Today Golden Dawn supporters avoid to shout the word "blood", while the blood of the anti-fascist raper Pavlos Fyssas is still there on the pavement, who was stabbed to death by one of their colleagues.
Instead of the word "blood", they use the word "fatherland", and they shout "Fatherland, honor, Golden Dawn".




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