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Greece
Activists Protest Treatment of Santorini Donkeys Outside Greek Embassies Worldwide
Scores of protesters demonstrated on Thursday outside Greek Consulates and Embassies around the world, asking for an end to what they call '' Santorini’s notoriously inhumane donkey rides.''
The activists, most of whom are members of the organization People for...
Greece
Thirty-Three Arrested, Fifty-Three Detained During November 17 Protests
Thirty-three people were arrested and fifty-three more were detained during protests in the Athens district of Exarchia late on Sunday night, the anniversary of the November 17, 1973 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic.
Two police officers were injured during...
Greece
Student Protest Turns Violent Once Again in Central Athens (video)
A peaceful protest, this time organized by associations of Greek high school students, turned violent on Monday afternoon when a group of unknown individuals attacked police forces outside the Greek Parliament in Athens.
At the exact same spot where similar...
Greece
May Day: Thousands March Across Greece to Commemorate Labor Day
Thousands of people, including members of trade unions, political parties and workers, marched in Athens and many other major Greek cities on Wednesday to commemorate Labor Day, The day devoted to workers is celebrated across Europe and other parts...
Greece
At Least One Injured in "Macedonia" Protest in Northern Greece (video)
Police in the northern Greek town of Ptolemaida used tear gas on Wednesday to break up a demonstration in the center of the town which had been called as a protest against the Prespa Agreement.
One person was injured following...
Greece
''Organized Plan To Invade Parliament'' Averted
The Speaker of the Greek Parliament, Nikolaos Voutsis, declared on Monday that extremists had hatched an organized plan to invade the Greek Parliament during Sunday’s demonstration at Syntagma Square.
Voutsis said evidence currently being held by the Parliamentary Guard proves...
Greece
Seven People Charged in Sunday's Riots in Athens
Six men and a woman who were arrested on Sunday’s clashes at Syntagma Square were charged with two criminal offenses and six misdemeanors by the Athens public prosecutor on Monday.
The violent clashes which occurred outside the Greek parliament on Sunday during...
Greece
Video: Clashes Erupt After Macedonia Rally in Athens
Protesters clashed with riot police outside Greece's Parliament on Sunday afternoon, following a rally in Syntagma Square against the Prespa Agreement.
Witnesses who uploaded videos and pictures on social media stated that members of the police force guarding the Greek Parliament...
Greece
Dozens Arrested at Tsipras' Speech Venue in Athens
Greek police arrested more than a dozen people on Sunday evening as they demonstrated against the Prespa Agreement. The arrests were made outside the Athens Concert Hall where Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to give a speech on...
Education
Police, Students Violently Clash in Central Athens
Student demonstrators opposing reforms to Greek secondary education clashed with police in central Athens on Monday.
Police fired tear gas at protesters who were hurling Molotov cocktails and rocks in Syntagma Square, opposite the Greek Parliament.
There are no reports of...