ΤΑ ΠΑΝΗΓΥΡΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΙΤΗ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΑ

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΤΗΡΙΟ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΣΙΝΚΙ

(Ελληνική Εθνική Επιτροπή της Διεθνούς Ομοσπονδίας Ελσίνκι για τα Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα)

& ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΜΑΔΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΔΙΚΑΙΩΜΑΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ

(Ελληνικό Τμήμα της Διεθνούς Ομάδας για τα Δικαιώματα των Μειονοτήτων)

Τ.Θ. 51393, 14510 Κηφισιά, Tηλ. 620.01.20; Fax: 807.57.67; E-mail: helsinki@compulink.gr

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ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ

 

 

31/7/1996

 

ΘΕΜΑ: ΤΑ ΠΑΝΗΓΥΡΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΙΤΗ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΚΗ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΑ

 

 

Τετραμελής αποστολή του Ελληνικού Παρατηρητηρίου των Συμφωνιών του Ελσίνκι και της Ελληνικής Ομάδας για τα Δικαιώματα των Μειονοτήτων

 

 

GREEK HELSINKI MONITOR

(Greek National Committee of the International Helsinki Federation)

& MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP - GREECE

(Greek Affiliate of  Minority Rights Group International)

P.O. Box 51393, GR-14510 Kifisia, Greece

Tel. 30-1-620.01.20; Fax: 30-1-807.57.67; E-mail: helsinki@compulink.gr

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PRESS RELEASE

 

16/10/1996

 

TOPIC: GREEK AUTUMN IN HUMAN RIGHTS

 

Greek Helsinki Monitor and Minority Right Group - Greece deplore the continuing multiple violations of human rights in Greece. Specifically, in the beginning of autumn 1996, besides the most nationalist, intolerant if not racist electoral campaign the country has experienced in the post-1974 period:

1.    Minority media are being harassed. Namely, in September 1996, the Greek Post Office (ELTA) refused to mail the publication Moglena of the “Human Rights Movement of the Macedonians in Greece” with the preferential low rate for similar publications, claiming that it was not fulfilling criteria that mosdt of the other publications benefiting from such rates do not fulfill either. Moreover, the representatives of the above publication as well as of the publication Zora of the Rainbow party have been summoned on 9/10/1996 by the police in an investigation for criminal proceedings related to their content. Also, the same day, an administrative court postponed the official registration of the latter’s title to look into ‘possible confusion’ that the tilte may create at the expense of a publishing house called Ora. Turkish-language Radio Icik in Komotini goes on trial on 24/10/1996, for illegal broadcasting between 1/8/1994-15/9/1995, when it is well known that nearly all non-state radio stations operate illegally, only because of the failure of the authorities to issue the appropriate licences. Finally, Turkish-language newspaper Trakya’Nin Sesi goes on trial on 9/1/1997 for defamation for an article whose critical content does not go beyond the usual tone of Greek media.