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Greek Supreme Court Rules Convicted Terrorist Can Get Another Prison Furlough

The Greek Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) on Thursday overturned a ruling blocking convicted November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas from receiving another furlough from jail. A section of the Supreme Court said that even prisoners sentenced to multiple life sentences have...

Anarchists Splash Paint at Greek Parliament Building (video)

Anarchists vandalized the Parliament building in Athens by splashing red paint on the outer walls on Tuesday early afternoon. The attack caught the parliamentary police force off guard. The incident occurred in broad daylight, shortly after 2 PM, and the...

Vandals Create Unrest in Central Athens in Support of Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas

A group of vandals disrupted traffic on central Athens' Patission Avenue on Monday afternoon, setting trash bins on fire and scattering fliers in support of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas. The unrest took place outside the Athens University of Economics and...

Convicted Greek Terrorist On Hunger Strike is Hospitalized

Dimitris Koufontinas, a convicted terrorist who belonged to the the November 17 (N17) militant organization, was in the hospital on Tuesday following a five-day hunger strike over prison authorities' refusal to grant him temporary leave. Koufontinas, who is serving eleven...

Greek Ministry of Justice Refutes Reports on Terrorist Koufontinas' New Furlough

The Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights denied Saturday reports suggesting that the terrorist of ''November 17'' group Dimitris Koufontinas was granted another 6-day furlough. Earlier on Saturday, many Greek media outlets reported that Dimitris Koufontinas, a 61-year-old senior...

State Department Condemns Greece over Koufontinas Furlough

The new six-day furlough granted to the convicted member of November 17 terrorist group Dimitris Koufontinas was strongly criticized by the U.S. State Department. In a statement, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that "we strongly condemn the latest release...

Greek Convicted Terrorist Granted New Prison Leave

Dimitris Koufontinas, a senior member of the November 17 terrorist group, will be granted a new 48-hour furlough from a prison farm near Volos in central Greece. The November 17 hitman - currently serving a number of life sentences for crimes...