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Greek State to Pay 700,000 Euros for Buses Damaged by Molotov Cocktails

The Greek Public Sector was obliged by the State Council to submit 700,000 euros for the destruction of two buses belonging to the national bus service of Greece that were burnt when Molotov cocktails were flung at them by...

Son of Energy Minister Arrested for Attacking Golden Dawn Office

The son of Environment and Energy Minister Panos Sourletis was among four people arrested for vandalizing a Golden Dawn office in Athens on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Vassilis Skourletis was among a group of about 50 anarchists and leftists who demonstrated...

Anarchists Burn Two Buses in Athens

A group of anarchists set two buses on fire in central Athens a little after midnight on Wednesday and then went to hiding in the National Technical University of Athens building. The hooded perpetrators started from nearby Exarcheia Square and...

Greek Protesters Hurl Firebombs at Police Ahead of Key Reform Vote (video)

Greek protesters on Sunday hurled firebombs at police guarding the parliament building in Athens and police responded with tear gas, ahead of a vote later in the day on pension and tax reforms demanded by the country's European creditors. Television...

Hooded Men Break Protest Rally and Clash with Police

A large group of hooded men broke up the protest rally at Syntagma Square by hurling Molotov cocktails at police, with the latter responding with tear gas. More than 50,000 people participated in the general strike demonstration rally in Athens...

Athens Appeal Court Rejects Extradition Request by Italian Authorities

The Chamber of the Athens Appeal Court has ruled against extradition proceedings of five students that took part in a protest against EXPO 2015 last spring in Milan. The request for extradition proceedings had been filed by Italian authorities who have charged the...

Anarchists Attack Police in Athens, One Tourist Injured (video)

The Exarcheia area in central Athens became once again a battleground between police and anarchists early Sunday morning, leaving one Portuguese tourist injured. The riots happened a day before the seventh anniversary of the killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a...

The Alexandros Grigoropoulos Killing Still Haunts Greece

As the seventh anniversary of the killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman approaches, thousands of police brace for a night of riots and vandalism. The sixth of December of 2008 event triggered the most violent uproar Athens has...

Greek Police Prepare for Possibility of Violent Riots on 'November 17th' Anniversary

Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas met with the leadership of the Greek Police to discuss security measures for the November 17th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the dictatorship at the National Technical University of Athens, according...

Anarchists Outside the Greek Govt Headquarters – 8 Arrested

Approximately 15 anarchists approached the outer gate of the Greek government headquarters on Thursday afternoon and threw leaflets with slogans in favor of a debt relief and withdrawal from the European Union, disapproving the Greek leftist government's tactics. After they were dismissed by...