Sotiris Bletsas
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Name wey dem give am | Sotiris |
| Ein date of birth | 1956 |
| Place dem born am | Grammatiko, Karditsa |
| Ein occupation | architect |
Sotiris Bletsas (Greek: Σωτήρης Μπλέτσας; Aromanian: Sutir Bletsa[1]) be architect den Aromanian language activist wey dey komot from Greece.
Insyd 1995, for sam Aromanian festival insyd Greece, he distribute sam European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages (EBLUL) material about minority languages insyd Greece.[2] Insyd 2001, for sam initiative of de MP give Edessa Evgenios Haïtidis, dem charge am plus "dissemination of false information" (contrary plus article 191 of de Greek Penal Code) wey na de leadership of de Panhellenic Federation of Cultural Associations of Vlachs support am.[3] De case draw protest from de Greek Helsinki Monitor[4] den menners from yankey.[2][5]
Na dem find am first guilty wey dem sentence am fifteen months insyd jail, wey dem suspend am for three years, wey dem sana fine am 500,000 drachmas; however, he successfully appeal de decision wey dem subsequently find am say he no be guilty insyd 18 October 2001.[6]
Bletsas hold de position of director insyd de Greek branch of de EBLUL, wey dem establish insyd January 2002, wey be among de several Aromanians wey do so.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Bana Armâneascâ, Nr. 1/2 (43/44), 2006 (in Aromanian). p. 26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A protest of the Trâ Armânami Association of French Aromanians outlining the details of Bletsas' arrest and conviction (in French) [1] Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Dr. G. Nakratzas - Political advicer of EFA - 11.2". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ↑ The BALKAN Human Rights Web Pages Archived 2007-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ E-1325/01
- ↑ "Minority Language Activist Bletsas Found Not Guilty in Historic Court Decision", "2001 Minority Language Activist Bletsas Found Not Guilty". Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- ↑ "Community News". The Newsletter of the Society Farsharotu. 16 (1–2). 25 April 2003.