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Bouncer in Mykonos Arrested Again Over Brutal Beating

Greek authorities took into custody the 25-year-old bouncer who beat up a 31-year-old Cypriot national outside a club in Mykonos on Tuesday, September 8th, after he turned himself in. The young man was soon released and asked to prepare...

Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis Assaulted at Athens Restaurant

A group of about 30 youngsters verbally attacked and threatened with violence Yanis Varoufakis and his wife Danae Stratou as they were dining at a restaurant in central Athens, Greece. The incident happened around 11pm on Tuesday in the Exarchia area, a well-known Athenian...

Attacks With Molotov Cocktails Against Police Station, Court Building, Banks

A group of 15-20 men wearing hoods attacked the Vyronas police station throwing molotov cocktails at around 10:30 p.m. the evening of December 4. The men attacked the station on Agiou Dimitriou street suddenly and fled immediately. The fire from...

Murderous Attack on Businessman in Athens

Earlier today, shortly after 1pm, unknown assailants launched a ferocious gun attack on the 50-year-old businessman and owner of the MEKO car importers and dealership in the Alimos area of Athens, Greece. Two men on a motorcycle drew up outside...

Chatzimarkakis Angered Over Angela Merkel Comment

German MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, who has Greek origins, was upset with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the summit in Brussels because of her statements that “a Solidarity Fund will lead to a European budget, to achieve convergence.” MEP Chatzimarkakis noted...

Horrific Knife Attack Targets Migrants in Crete

The Greek authorities must act immediately to curb the growing spate of xenophobic and racist attacks Amnesty International said today. It follows a brutal knife attack by a mob of around 20 men on two Pakistani migrants on the...

Greek Police Ignore Everyday Attacks on Migrants

Crisis, money and debt- these are the three words that every Greek citizen uses everyday. During the past years, one more has been added to the list-- immigrants. For others, this could be a neutral word but for Greece,...

Greek Parliament Member Attacks and Slaps Another MP Live on TV (Video)

Golden Dawn MP and spokesman, Ilias Kassidiaris, attacked and slapped Communist Party MP Liana Kanelli in the face. The incident took place during a live TV show panel in Greece on Thursday morning. Before slapping and attacking Liana Kanelli the...

Outraged Greeks Attack Lagarde's Facebook Account

Hundreds of outraged Greek Facebook users wrote more than 1500 comments on Christine Lagarde’s profile after she told the Guardian newspaper in an interview published online on Friday, that “she is more concerned about sub-Saharan Africans in poverty than...

George Dalaras Attacked During Concert in Ilion

Singer George Dalaras was on the receiving end of verbal abuse as well as bottles of water, coffee cups and yogurt during a concert on Monday night. Billed as a solidarity concert, the admission-free event took place at Ilion, western...