Pavlos Fyssas (10 April 1979 – 18 September 2013) was a Greek rapper who performed under the stage name Killah P and was known for his anti-fascist activism. Active in the Greek hip-hop scene since 1997, he was associated with the Low Bap movement and performed at venues throughout Athens and elsewhere in Greece. Alongside his father, Fyssas was a member of the Syndicate of Metalworkers of Piraeus.
On the night of 17–18 September 2013, Fyssas went with his partner and a group of eight to ten friends to a cafe in Keratsini, near Piraeus, to watch a football match between Olympiacos and Paris Saint-Germain. The Hellenic Police received a call at 23:57 reporting that a group of roughly 50 people armed with bats had assembled nearby and were moving toward the cafe. A police motorcycle unit was dispatched two minutes later. When officers arrived, they found a large crowd outside the cafe and located Fyssas suffering from stab wounds. While still conscious, Fyssas identified Giorgios Roupakias, who remained at the scene, as his attacker, and Roupakias was arrested. Fyssas was taken to the General Hospital of Nikea, where his death was confirmed.
Roupakias worked in the cafeteria of the offices of Golden Dawn, a neo-fascist political party. He was held in pre-trial custody until March 2016, when he was released after admitting the killing to a judge and reaching the legal maximum period of pre-trial detention. Following his release, Roupakias was placed under house arrest, permitted to leave only for court appearances, and kept under armed guard.
The killing was condemned across the political spectrum, including by Golden Dawn, which denied any connection to the attack. Fyssas's father said publicly that his son “did not belong anywhere” and had been wrongly politicized. The death set off large anti-fascist protests across Greece, including a march in Athens toward Golden Dawn's offices that drew between 2,500 and 10,000 people; police made 34 arrests, and one protester was reportedly struck in the face at close range by a tear gas canister. Solidarity protests also took place in Barcelona, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, London, and Nicosia, and further clashes between anti-fascist protesters and police occurred in Athens and Thessaloniki. Three Golden Dawn members of parliament who had been accused of acting as intermediaries in the case were later released without indictment. On 1 November 2013, two Golden Dawn members were shot and killed at the party's offices in Neo Irakleio, Athens, with a third injured.
After a five-and-a-half-year investigation, a court declared Golden Dawn a criminal organization on 7 October 2020, finding sixty-eight party members to have participated in it. The court convicted Roupakias, whose guilt it had already acknowledged, along with thirteen other party members — including Giorgios Patelis, identified as secretary of the party's Nikaia Battalion — of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
In 2021, a university researcher named two newly discovered cyanobacteria genera after Fyssas and fellow anti-fascist activist Zak Kostopoulos. In 2025, a vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an initiative challenging the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, was named Pavlos Fyssas in his memory.
Key facts
- Victims
- Pavlos Fyssas
- Date
- 2013
- Location
- Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece
- Case status
- solved
Case timeline
1979-04-10
Pavlos Fyssas is born.
1997
Fyssas becomes active in the Greek hip-hop scene, associated with the Low Bap movement.
2013-09-17
Fyssas goes with his partner and a group of friends to a cafe in Keratsini to watch a football match between Olympiacos and Paris Saint-Germain.
2013-09-18
Fyssas is fatally stabbed near the cafe; Giorgios Roupakias is arrested at the scene after Fyssas identifies him as the attacker, and Fyssas's death is confirmed at the General Hospital of Nikea.
2013-11-01
Two Golden Dawn members, Manolis Kapelonis and Giorgos Fountoulis, are shot and killed at the party's offices in Neo Irakleio, Athens, with a third injured.
2016-03
Roupakias is released from pre-trial custody after admitting the killing to a judge and reaching the legal maximum period of pre-trial detention; he is placed under house arrest.
2020-10-07
A court declares Golden Dawn a criminal organization and convicts Roupakias and thirteen other party members of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
2021
A researcher at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki names two newly discovered cyanobacteria genera after Fyssas and fellow anti-fascist activist Zak Kostopoulos.
2025
A vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla is named Pavlos Fyssas in his memory.
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Giorgios Stambelos
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Giorgios Patelis
CONVICTEDSecretary of Golden Dawn's Nikaia Battalion; convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Athanasios Tsorvas
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Pavlos Fyssas
VICTIMGreek rapper (stage name Killah P) and anti-fascist activist; fatally stabbed on 18 September 2013 in Keratsini, Greece.
Yoannis Vasilios Komianos
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Giorgios Roupakias
CONVICTEDWorked in the cafeteria of Golden Dawn's offices; identified by Fyssas at the scene and arrested; admitted the killing to a judge and was convicted of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Nikolaos Tsorvas
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Leon Tsalikis
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Anastasios Michalaros
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Konstantinos Korkovilis
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Giorgios Dimou
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Giorgios Skalos
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Aristotelis Chrisafitis
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Elpidoforos Kalaritis
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
Anastasios-Marios Anadiotis
CONVICTEDGolden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.
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- What happened to the victim?
- Greek rapper and anti-fascist activist Pavlos Fyssas was fatally stabbed in Keratsini, Greece, in September 2013 by a member of the neo-fascist party Golden Dawn. The case triggered nationwide protests, and in 2020 a court declared Golden Dawn a criminal organization and convicted the attacker along with thirteen other party members of the murder.
- Where did the murder happen?
- Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece.
- Who was convicted?
- Giorgios Stambelos (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Giorgios Patelis (Secretary of Golden Dawn's Nikaia Battalion; convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Athanasios Tsorvas (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Yoannis Vasilios Komianos (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Giorgios Roupakias (Worked in the cafeteria of Golden Dawn's offices; identified by Fyssas at the scene and arrested; admitted the killing to a judge and was convicted of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Nikolaos Tsorvas (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Leon Tsalikis (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Anastasios Michalaros (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Konstantinos Korkovilis (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Giorgios Dimou (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Giorgios Skalos (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Aristotelis Chrisafitis (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), Elpidoforos Kalaritis (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.), and Anastasios-Marios Anadiotis (Golden Dawn party member convicted, on 7 October 2020, of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas.).
- What is the current status of the case?
- Status: solved.
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Sources
- ENCYCLOPEDICPavlos FyssasWikipedia · 2026-07-12
- PRESSContemporaneous coverage — The GuardianThe Guardian · 2026-07-12
- PRESSContemporaneous coverage — BBC NewsBBC News · 2026-07-12
Record history
- First published
- JUL 13, 2026