- Eleftheros Kosmos
"Eleutheros Kosmos" ( _el. Ελεύθερος Κόσμος, "Free World") is a Greek weekly far right newspaper, owned by
Dimitrios Zaphiropoulos , which was founded in 2003 as an "independent national newspaper". [As demonstrated by the newspaper's own [http://www.e-grammes.gr/templates/banners/elkosmos.jpgweb banner] ] Though ideologically distinct, the newspaper bears the same name as the original "Eleftheros Kosmos", which was an inspiration for the creation of the new "Eleftheros Kosmos" owing to its historical renown among nationalists. [ [http://www.e-grammes.gr/article.php?id=2718 "We Will Support Nationalist Candidates: Interview of Demetrios Zafeiropoulos in 'Hellenic Lines'", 9 August 2007] ] The original newspaper was in effect the official mouthpiece of theRegime of the Colonels dictatorship which ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974.Lawsuit
In 2007, the newspaper was sued by the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece and the
Greek Helsinki Monitor for "insult of Jews" and "injury to Judaism", stemming from the newspaper's publication of extracts fromKonstantinos Plevris ' controversial book "Jews: The Whole Truth". [ [http://www.elkosmos.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=607&Itemid=0 K.I.S. Lawsuit Against "Eleftheros Kosmos" and Konstantinos Plevris, 1 August 2007] ] [ [http://www.elkosmos.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=596&Itemid=52 Jews Are Bringing Us to Court, 30 July 2007] ] Both Plevris and "Eleftheros Kosmos" characterize the lawsuit as an attempt to suppress free speech. The trial, which was to begin on September 5, was postponed to September 11. [ [http://elkosmos.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=702&Itemid=1 K.I.S. and E.P.S.E Postpone Trial of Eleftheros Kosmos, 5 September 2007] ] On December 13, "Eleftheros Kosmos" was found not guilty of inciting racial hatred, although the co-accused Plevris was found guilty.References
External links
* [http://www.elkosmos.gr/ Webpage (Greek only)]
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