Dendias
Greece
Students Occupy NTUA Over Indymedia Shutdown
A group of Greek students of the National Technical University of Athens took over the buildings and Network Administration at the school to protest the shutdown of Indymedia Athens.
Access to the website access was disabled, reportedly on the orders...
Crime
Dendias Takes Swipe At Golden Dawn
In a transparent shot at the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party accused by critics of leading assaults on immigrants, Greek Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias told cadets at the police academy that the government will not tolerate racism and assaults.
At...
Crime
Metal Busts of Kazantzakis, El Greco Stolen
Scavengers roaming Greek streets and even tearing apart buildings in search of copper – in one case trying to take down an entire bridge – have now claimed the bronze busts of famed Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis and renowned...
Business
Greek Gold Mine Arson Fuels Political Feud
Greece’s government and major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) are battling over blame after an arson attack on a gold mine in northern Greece that officials said could trigger fear by foreign companies to invest in...
Economy
Worried Samaras Mulls Cabinet Shake-Up
Concerned that his ministers are reacting too slowly to implement reforms demanded by international lenders, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is reportedly considering replacing some of them, the newspaper Kathimerini reported.
With tax revenues falling far short of expectations despite...
Crime
Police Deny Terror, Heist Suspects Tortured
Greek law enforcement officials have reiterated their assertion that four men arrested for bank robberies and believed to belong to a terrorist cell were not beaten while in custody, despite photos that show they were clearly bruised and injured.
Public...
Greece
Amnesty Blasts Doctored Terror Suspect Pics
As Greek authorities promised to review whether four bank robbery and terrorist suspects were beaten by police while in custody, the human rights group Amnesty International said the government can not erase evidence of their injuries by altering photos...
Greece
Greek Police Arrest 100 Squatter Protesters
Some 100 people that police said were protesting the removal of squatters from a dilapidated building in downtown Athens were arrested by police, leading to another protest at the offices of the Democratic Left (DIMAR) party where demonstrators also...
Greece
Greek Police Evict Squatters After 22 Years
Dozens of Greek police raided the well-known squaters villa Amalia, an old building constructed in 1862 which had been occupied for 22 years. The building was surrounded by police who entered the villa and detained eight people. The police...
Economy
Amnesty Says Greece's Migrant Treatment Inhumane
Human rights group Amnesty International has blasted Greece’s treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers, joining in a chorus of criticism against an ongoing roundup of foreigners in the country unlawfully and the conditions in which many are being held...