Thousands of immigrants marched in Athens on Friday to protest police sweeps and a rash of racist attacks in Greece as the country struggles to pull itself out of a huge debt crisis. Greece is a major gateway for mostly Asian and African migrants trying to enter the European Union. They face increased hostility as the country struggles through its deepest post-Second World War recession and record unemployment, propelling the ultranationalist Golden Dawn party to parliament for the first time since the fall of a military junta in 1974.
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