Attacks by organized groups against migrants, refugees and activists have been creeping up in Greece, the Athens-based Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) said today (March 28, 2018), and it called for zero tolerance towards racist violence, according to the Keep Talking Greece website.
In its 2017 annual report, RVRN said the living conditions of refugees and migrants on Greek islands -- where thousands are stranded in overcrowded camps -- drove xenophobic rhetoric in local communities, sometimes with "extreme manifestations."
It found violent assaults had increased in Athens also, and said perpetrators appeared to execute instructions given to them by their organizations based on pre-meditated plans.
"The RVRN alarmingly observes an increase in the number of assaults committed by groups employing 'hit-and-run'-like practices," the report added.
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