Greece: Rights Defenders on Trial

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Click to expand Image Left: Panayote Dimitras. Right: Tommy Olsen.

© 2019 EIN Secretariat – Agnes Ciccarone © 2015 Adam Rosser (Athens, October 3, 2026) – The ongoing prosecution of two prominent human rights defenders in Greece is a politically-motivated attempt to silence their efforts to expose abuses against migrants, Human Rights Watch said today. The trial of the two activists, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, is set to begin on the Greek island of Rhodes on October 6, 2026.“The upcoming trial of Panayote Dimitras…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · October 3, 2026

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