Golden Dawn party

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Greek voters propel new far-right Spartans group into parliament
Centre-right politician, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, won second term in office but group emerged as the fifth biggest in Athens’ 300-seat house

Helena Smith in Athens

26, Jun, 2023 @6:31 PM

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‘It’s worrying’: Greek election ban on extremist party may be too little, too late
Crackdown on Hellenes and its Golden Dawn leader Ilias Kasidiaris could cause more problems than it solves

Helena Smith in Athens

14, Apr, 2023 @7:22 AM

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Appeal trial for jailed Golden Dawn leaders to start amid anti-fascist protests
MPs from Greece’s neo-Nazi organisation return to court 18 months after original criminal convictions

Helena Smith in Athens

14, Jun, 2022 @4:40 PM

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‘This is their time’: post-Golden Dawn, is far-right reviving in Greece?
Extremist party’s demise has left a gap that it is being filled by far-right groups in north of the country

Helena Smith in Athens

25, Oct, 2021 @10:39 AM

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Golden Dawn deputy behind bars after nine months on the run
Christos Pappas was last of far-right group’s cadres to evade justice after key trial last year jailed dozens

Helena Smith in Athens

02, Jul, 2021 @3:04 PM

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Greek police arrest fugitive deputy leader of neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn
Christos Pappas has been on the run since he was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail in October 2020

Helena Smith and agencies in Athens

01, Jul, 2021 @8:34 PM

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Golden Dawn MEP Ioannis Lagos arrested in Brussels
Former leader of neo-Nazi party convicted in absentia in 2020 faces extradition to Athens

Helena Smith in Athens

27, Apr, 2021 @3:35 PM

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'It’s incredible': why do two convicted Greek neo-Nazis remain at large?
Christos Pappas, Golden Dawn’s de facto number two, is missing, while MEP Ioannis Lagos has refused to return home

Helena Smith in Athens

11, Jan, 2021 @11:06 AM

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The best of the long read in 2020
Our 20 favourite pieces of the year

22, Dec, 2020 @12:00 PM

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Reporting from Greece: 'This country has become a poster child for resilience'
Helena Smith on 30 years as Greece correspondent, meeting resistance heroes, being quoted by Obama, and Golden Dawn

Helena Smith, as told to Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill

07, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM

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Greek court jails Golden Dawn leaders as it rejects calls for delay
Far-right party’s founder, Nikos Michaloliakos, declares himself ‘proud’ to be imprisoned

Helena Smith in Athens

22, Oct, 2020 @3:28 PM

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The women who brought down Greece's Golden Dawn
Female legal experts played key role in confronting far-right party’s violent tactics

Helena Smith

22, Oct, 2020 @4:00 AM

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