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Inmate at Greece's Trikala Prison Dies from Head Injury

An unfortunate incident took place in Central Greece's Trikala prison on Friday, when an inmate tragically died after a fight he had with a fellow prisoner. According to the state-run AMNA news agency, by the time police authorities found the 60-year...

Activist Whose Bicycle Was Stolen In Thessaloniki Raises Money to Replace it

A Dutch activist whose bicycle was stolen in Thessaloniki on March 26 announced recently that he has managed to raise enough money to replace it, along with all the equipment he needs. Jitse Bouma is raising money for children with...

Greek Police Create Special Domestic Violence Department

The Greek Police (ELAS) will be creating a new department to deal with domestic violence issues, according to a recent announcement. The members of the new department will be tasked with the prevention of violence inside the family. They will receive...

Greek-Australian and Two Sons Charged in Melbourne Murder

A 56-year old Greek Australian and his two sons were arrested in Melbourne on the night of February 10, Melbourne police announced earlier this week. The father is charged with the murder of a man and his sons are charged...

Albanian Inmate Allegedly Stabbed to Death in Korydallos Prison

An Albanian inmate of Attica's Korydallos, high-security prison, Arber Bako, was allegedly  stabbed to death inside the facility on Monday. Authorities did not release any further details of the reported stabbing. The convicted inmate was serving a prison sentence at Korydallos for the attempted murder...

Terror Group ''O.L.A.'' Claims Responsibility for SKAI TV Bomb

The terrorist group O.L.A. claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the explosion of a bomb outside of SKAI TV and Kathimerini newspaper headquarters on December 17, 2018. O.L.A., which is an abbreviation for a Greek phrase meaning ''Group of People's Fighters'', accused...

Exarcheia District Residents Plead for Help

Residents of the infamous Athens district of Exarcheia published an angry open letter on Wednesday which describes the climate of lawlessness which prevails in their neighborhood. The letter says that Exarcheia has become a "dark zone of Athens", as radical leftist...

Greek Coast Guard Storms Drug-Carrying Vessel (video)

The Hellenic Coast Guard, in cooperation with FRONTEX, the E.U. border and Coast Guard force, released a video on Wednesday of the moment their men jumped onto a Syrian-flagged vessel. As a result of the ship's seizure, which took place...

Homeless Briton Murdered in Athens Metro Station

A homeless man holding British nationality was found brutally murdered in Athens' underground station Thisio on Thursday morning. The British national had been living on the streets of Athens. His body was found by employees of the Athenian electric railways at...

Police Officers Face Charges in Death of Zak Kostopoulos

Police officers involved in the Athens beating death of 33-year-old LGBTQ activist Zak Kostopoulos now face charges of inflicting fatal bodily harm and will appear in front of the examining magistrate on Monday. The attack on Kostopoulos occurred on September 21, 2018,...