In this post [1], Thessaloniki-based Teacher Dude posts a YouTube video [2] of two Albanian men being beaten and ordered to slap each other by a Greek police officer, quotes the Independent Media Center's transcript [3], and translates from Greek comments “expressing satisfaction at what those arrested had suffered.” Some reactions from the Albanian side are at Albanian.com [4] and Topix Albania [5] discussion boards. A petition against human rights abuse of immigrants in Greece is here, signed by 982 people so far, is here [6].
Albania, Greece: Video of Police Brutality
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Western Europe, Albania, Greece, Digital Activism, Ethnicity & Race, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, International Relations, Law, Media & Journalism, Migration & Immigration, Politics, Protest