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Greece
Police Operation in Athens' Economics and Business University Busts Anarchists' Hideout
A large police operation inside the premises of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) took place in the early hours of Sunday.
Large numbers of police officers were deployed inside and outside of the University, following Friday's warning...
Crime
Large Anti-Terror Operation Underway in Athens; 3 Arrested So Far
A large anti-terror police operation has been underway in Greece since Friday, it was made public on Saturday afternoon.
Thus far, two men and a woman have been arrested. The two men are accused of taking part in terrorist acts...
Greece
Greek Police Bust Group Smuggling Migrants Through Europe
Greek police busted a major group that was illegally smuggling migrants to other EU member states, by offering them fake travel documents.
More specifically, the Security Office of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus along with a Greek Police's special...
Greece
Anarchist Group ”Rubicon” Vandalizes Education Minister Kerameus' Office
Greek anarchist group ”Rubicon,” well-known for its ''activist interventions'' as it calls them, struck again on Friday, this time at the office of the country’s Minister of Education, Nikki Kerameus.
A group of Rubicon members, whose exact number remains still...
Crime
Three Police Officers Injured in Firebomb Attack by Greek Anarchists
Three Greek riot police officers were injured on Thursday night when their squad came under attack by a group of some 25 self-styled anarchists lobbing homemade firebombs in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia.
Of the three officers who were...
Greece
Government to Toughen Up Fines on Smokers in Public Places
The Greek government is working toward toughening up the fines people would have to pay who violate the nation's new, wide-ranging anti-smoking laws.
According to media reports on Wednesday which quote sources in the country's Ministry of Health, the public...
Greece
Forty-one Migrants Found Crammed in Truck in Xanthi, Greece in Routine Inspection
A tragedy similar to what happened a few days ago in Essex, England, where 39 migrants from Asia were found dead in a truck, was avoided at the last minute in Xanthi, Greece on Monday morning.
Following a routine police...
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
EU Court Slams Eastern States While Migrant Crisis in Greece and Italy Escalates
Official data on the numbers of new arrivals of refugees and migrants on the islands of the Northern Aegean in Greece was made public on Friday, November 1.
A staggering 6,868 new migrant arrivals were recorded in the region of...
Greece
Fresh Clashes Between Leftists and Police Disrupt Traffic in Central Athens
Clashes between leftist students and police seem to have returned to central Athens for good since, for yet another day, the city center of the Greek capital was closed on Thursday, as thousands of students marched against the new,...