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Greece's Appeals Court Set to Sentence Golden Dawn Leaders

3/4/2026

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An appeals court in Greece will announce sentences for more than 40 defendants tied to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.
The appeal began in June 2022 after the 2020 ruling that Golden Dawn was a criminal organization.
Prosecutor Kyriaki Stefanatou said the party's leader Nikos Michaloliakos had full knowledge of the violence.
Golden Dawn rose during the 2010 debt crisis and still exerts influence through ties to Spartans, a newly elected far-right party.

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An appeals court in Greece will announce sentences for more than 40 defendants tied to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.
The appeal began in June 2022 after the 2020 ruling that Golden Dawn was a criminal organization.
Prosecutor Kyriaki Stefanatou said the party's leader Nikos Michaloliakos had full knowledge of the violence.
Golden Dawn rose during the 2010 debt crisis and still exerts influence through ties to Spartans, a newly elected far-right party.