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Greece regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR.

In 2017, Greece implemented ODIHR’s Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT). In June 2018, an "Agreement on inter-agency co-operation on addressing racist crimes" was concluded by relevant state authorities and a network of civil society organizations (CSOs) as part of ODIHR's project on "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crimes". Consequently, the agreement has led to improved hate crime recording and data collection. On February 2022, ODIHR held an online diagnostic workshop with government representatives, criminal justice actors and CSOs to assess structures and services for hate crime victim support in Greece.

In 2022, an office within the Ministry of Justice was tasked with overseeing the systematic collection of statistical data on hate crimes.

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Download the 2011 hate crime report for Greece

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	97	115	22
2022	99	32	20
2021	110	2	1
2020	171	34	0
2019	Not available	Not available	Not available
2018	164	17	4
2017	128	46	6
2016	40	6	2
2015	60	27	4
2014	71	29	5
2013	109	9	0
2012	1	1	Not available
2011	Not available	Not available	1
2010	2	Not available	Not available
2009	2	2	Not available

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The International Federation for Human Rights reported a series of threats against the legal counsel for the human rights organization Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM), the GHM spokesperson and a member of the General Assembly of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD).

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Kantor Center reported one case of arson against a synagogue.

Anti-Muslim hate crime

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) reported one case of graffiti on the Turkish war cemetery in Athens-Piraeus, one case of destruction of graves at the Muslim cemetery of Pospos. In addition, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association reported one case of a pig’s head nailed to the front door of a mosque, and a further case of property damage against a mosque.

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

OLKE reported one assault against a gay man, resulting in serious injury.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The UN Human Rights Council encouraged Greece to ensure racially motivated crimes are effectively prosecuted and punished.

UNHCR in Greece, together with the National Commission for Human Rights, set up a Network for Recording Incidents of Racist Violence. Eighteen NGOs and other bodies, including the main human rights and refugee rights organizations, participated in the network. Recognizing the need to use a common and reliable recording tool, the network drafted and adopted a “Racist Incident Record Form”. In October, the network launched a pilot programme aimed at systematically recording racially motivated acts of violence.