The revocation of Javied Aslam’s asylum by the far-right Minister of Migration, Thanos Plevris is an extreme racist act aimed at silencing the president of the Pakistani Community of Greece “UNITY” because he has stood firm, for the thirty years he has been in Greece, against racism and fascism, injustice, discrimination, for the defense of the rights of persecuted refugees, and against the social exclusion of migrants in workplaces, neighborhoods, at sea, and on land—from Manolada to Elliniko, from Pylos to Chios.

It stands steadfastly alongside trade unions, student associations, solidarity movements, and civil society organizations. It is the voice that denounced the abductions of 28 Pakistanis by the secret services in 2005, the attacks by Golden Dawn Nazis, and the murders of migrants in police stations, such as that of Mohammad Kamran.
By targeting a key witness in the Golden Dawn trial—the murderers of Shahzat Lukman and Pavlos Fyssas—the government has no qualms about reaching out to the far right and offering services to Golden Dawn members.

At the same time, the government is initiating criminal proceedings and smear campaigns to cover up the crime in Chios that left 15 people dead. Slander against lawyer Dimitris Houlis for defending the survivors of Chios, an international arrest warrant for activist Tommy Olsen, because he was documenting pushbacks in the Aegean Sea, and a threat of prosecution against journalist Christos Avramidis for asking a question of the government spokesperson.

The government rivals Trump in racist brutality, with ICE agents hunting down migrants for deportation, culminating in the execution of Rene Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. In Chios, Pylos, as well as in Tempi and Violanta, people’s lives do not matter.
We demand an end to the vindictive revocation of Javied Aslam’s international protection status. It is time for legalization, asylum, and the granting of citizenship to migrants who have been long-term members of society.

We join our voices with the international movement spreading from Minnesota and the U.S. to Europe in the global mobilization against racism and fascism on March 28, with a rally in Athens, at Syntagma Square, at 3 p.m.
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22/3/2026