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Four Police Officers Injured After Clash With Anarchists Over Protest Ban

Around 50 anarchists clashed with police in the Athenian neighborhood of Kolonos on Saturday, leaving four officers injured. As of Saturday evening, no arrests have been made. Reportedly, the group of anarchists gathered to demonstrate for the anniversary of the...

Greece Offers Reward for Anarchists who Assaulted University Rector

Greece's Ministry of Citizen Protection has announced a 100.000 euro reward against members of the anarchist group "Fighting Solidarity Initiative" who assaulted the Rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business in his office on Thursday. A group of...

Assault of Greek University Rector by Anarchists Sparks Outrage

The photograph of a Greek rector being abused and humiliated by anarchists inside his own office in Athens University on Thursday has caused outrage in Greece. The image shows the rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Dimitris...

Anarchists Warn People Not to Park Near Luxury Cars They Want to Torch

An unprecedented statement was published on Thursday by a self-declared Greek Anarchist  group on a website long known for its anarchist content. The so-called "Anarchist Night Raid Groups" issued a statement in which it claims responsibility for the widespread vehicular arson...

Anarchists Vandalize Home of Prominent Greek Journalist

Self-styled anarchists belonging to the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group vandalized the home of a prominent Greek journalist in Athens on Thursday night, spray painting slogans on the walls and throwing leaflets at his door. Aris Portosalte, a journalist for Skai TV,...

Anarchists Vandalize Australian Consulate, Greek Newspaper Offices

A group of anarchists vandalized the Australian consulate in Thessaloniki on Thursday evening by throwing red and black paint on walls at the premises. A different group also vandalized the offices of two Greek newspapers in Athens at nearly...

Greek Riot Police Storm Squats Re-Occupied by Anarchists

Riot police stormed two squats in the district of Koukaki in central Athens which had been  re-occupied by anarchists earlier on Saturday. The buildings, located on 45 Matrozou Street and 21 Panetolikou Street, had been cleared by riot police in...

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...

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...

Greek Police Evacuate Athens Building Occupied by Anarchists

Hellenic Police on Saturday evacuated a building that belongs to the Athens University of Economics and Business and has been occupied by anarchists. Four people were taken into custody. The building, which is two blocks from AUEB at the intersection of...

Rubicon Anarchists Attack Metallurgical Company HQ in Athens (video)

Members of Rubicon anarchist group attacked the main offices of LARCO general mining and metallurgical company in the Athens suburb of Maroussi early Sunday morning. The Rubicon members damaged the front door and threw paint at the facade of the building....

Anarchists Attack Police Station with Firebombs in Athens

A group of about 30 anarchists launched an attack with Molotov cocktails against the  Zografou police station in Athens at around 2:40 am on Saturday. According to the Hellenic Police, the perpetrators came out of the nearby university campus and...

Video Shows Violent Clashes Between Anarchists and Police in Exarcheia

A video was published on Twitter on Monday evening showing how a group of so-called anarchists attacked police officers with Molotov cocktails in a confrontation in the Exarcheia district of Athens, Greece. The Twitter user wrote in his tweet that the...

New Clashes Erupt Between Police and Anarchists in Downtown Athens

One person was reportedly injured during clashes between police and anarchists groups in the Athenian district of Exarchia on Thursday night. The clashes erupted at the anarchist squat called "Vox," where the group claim the police threw tear gas at...

Rubicon Anarchists Smash Door, Throw Paint at Restaurant for Alleged Employee Mistreatment

Members of the Rubicon anarchist collective smashed the door of an Athens restaurant and threw paint at the walls early on Friday, then made a warning post about the attack on an anarchist website. The restaurant, located in the Athens...