Greece

Hellenic Police on Monday morning evacuated two Athens buildings that were occupied by anarchists; the operations were legitimate, said deputy citizen protection minister. Greek police entered the Drakopouleio blood donation center in central Athens, where they found 127 Syrian refugees,...

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...

The Greek Ministry of Citizen's Protection issued a statement, in what amounts to an ultimatum, on Wednesday afternoon, regarding the issue of squatting and illegally occupying abandoned buildings in the country. The Ministry's statement noted that ''Those who have illegally...

Photo: OnLarissa Over one in three schools in Central Macedonia are currently being occupied by students protesting the recent Prespa Agreement made between Greece and FYROM which decided the Balkan country's name. According to the Greek Ministry of Education, 35 percent...

Residents and shop owners repeatedly complaint to no avail that vacant buildings in the Exarchia neighborhood are occupied by militants and migrants, a Kathimerini report says. Similar complaints have been made in other parts of central Athens, but appeals to...

The evacuation of three Thessaloniki buildings that had been occupied by anarchists has caused a reaction within the SYRIZA ruling party that in turn issued a complaint against the police and government. During the evacuation operation on Wednesday, police arrested...

Greek police are taking precautionary measures in order to prevent any anarchist or anti-authoritarian attacks to government or state buildings. The groups are disappointed with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ agreement with the European creditors which will result in...

A new wave of occupations of university buildings has started as students protest against the rectorate's proposal that student issues should be decided by electronic voting. So far, four university buildings have been occupied by students, Specifically, the Athens Law...

The G.Hatzikosta General hospital in Ioannina has been occupied for a long time. According to the Greek media, it seems that the police have arrested eight people. Five of them are from Bulgaria, two from Romania and one from...

Supreme Court Prosecutor Ioannis Tentes ordered his colleagues to immediately intervene and proceed to arrests in flagrante delicto, in cases of universities, ministries and other state building occupations, if intruders refuse to abandon the area. “It has become a frequent...

A large police operation took place in downtown Athens on Thursday morning in order to clear out a historic building in which illegal immigrants have squatted in since 2016. Police drones, trucks, and vans, along with MAT riot police and a...

Police in Athens on Thursday removed over 200 illegal immigrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the city center as part of a clean up drive by the new conservative government. Some 230 individuals, including 70 children, were...

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...

More than eighty people, mostly undocumented migrants, were arrested in a large police operation targeting occupied buildings in the notorious Athenian district of Exarchia on Thursday. Police say they acted on intelligence about extensive drug trafficking. The squatters, who were living...

Greek police are putting the final touches to a plan to evacuate illegally occupied buildings around Athens and the rest of the country in the coming days. Acknowledging the political will of the government, the leadership of the security forces...