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ATHENS Journalists on the Greek island of Lesbos downed tools on Thursday to protest aggression by far-right militants seeking to capitalise on the presence of over 10,000 refugees and migrants in squalid camps.
According to the local journalist union, far-right militants have been harassing and threatening media on Lesbos for over a year amid efforts to whip up xenophobic fervour on the island.
Earlier this month local journalist Anthi Pazianou -- an AFP contributor -- said she received threats after writing about a Greek girl who was threatened by far-right militants for wearing a headscarf.
Another Lesbos journalist, Stratis Balaskas of the state Athens News Agency, said in August he was warned by hardliners to stop writing about"illegal apes"."We've been requesting protection since May... but the state does not seem to be listening,"Pazianou told state TV ERT. (AFP)
