Greece

Greece regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR.  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), and implemented as part of ODIHR's project "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crimes". By strengthening co-ordination among relevant state agencies and CSOs, the agreement has led to improved hate crime recording and data collection.  

Hate crime data collection in Greece
Support for hate crime victims in Greece

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

About 2018 Data

    The police number includes a number of hate speech incidents, which fall outside of the OSCE hate crime definition and are not presented in the breakdown below.

Hate crime recorded by police

Incidents represented in this section may include more than one crime.

National developments

Several government bodies and civil society organizations signed a Co-operation Agreement on Combating Racist Crime in Greece during a conference on "Building an Integrated Response to Racist Crime in the Criminal Justice." The event and negotiations on the agreement were co-ordinated by the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights in co-operation with ODIHR.

The National Council Against Racism and Intolerance has created a brochure instructing victims of hate crimes on where and how to file a complaint. It also provides guidance to officers on dealing with hate crime cases.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Greece has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018 Threats
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
ABTTF
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-09 Threats
ABTTF
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-03 Attacks against property
ABTTF
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2018-04 Attacks against property
ABTTF
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2018-01 Threats
ABTTF
SETA
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2018-03 Attacks against property
ABTTF
SETA
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
ABTTF
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2018-09 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2018-05 Violent attacks against people
SETA
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-07 Attacks against property
SETA
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2018 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-03 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Attacks against property
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-01 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-01 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-05 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-06 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-07 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-10 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-11 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-12 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-12 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-08 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-08 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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2018-12 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-01 Threats
ABTTF
SETA
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018-07 Attacks against property
SETA
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-12 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
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2018-10 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
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2018-08 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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Other hate crime based on religion or belief

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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2018 Violent attacks against people
Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Anti-Roma hate crime

The Council of Europe's Ad Hoc Committee Of Experts On Roma And Traveller Issues (CAHROM) published relevant recommendations in its "Thematic Report on Roma and Travellers' Access to Justice (with a gender focus)."

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime

The United Nations Committee against Torture published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Greece."