A Greek court ruled Wednesday that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, delivering landmark guilty verdicts following a politically charged five-year trial. The Golden Dawn rose from a fringe group to become the third-largest political party in the Greek Parliament. People affiliated with the party have targeted migrants, activists and political opponents. The World’s Lydia Emmanouilidou has more from Athens.
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