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Greek Anarchist Group Attacks Turkish Consulate in Athens

Activists from the self-proclaimed anarchist group Rouvikonas have attacked the Turkish consulate in the Athens suburb of Psychiko. A group of 15 to 20 people went to the street where the consulate is located and began smearing the building's walls with...

Greek Anarchists Raid Israeli Ambassador's Residence

Video has emerged showing the moment members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas threw flyers and shouted slogans outside the residence of Israel's ambassador in Athens A video released by the group on Friday shows more than a dozen demonstrators approaching...

2 Injured in Fighting Between Police, Anarchists in Athens

Anarchists fought with police early Sunday morning in Athens, leaving two officers injured and patrol cars destroyed by explosive devices. The first incident happened at the Peristeri Traffic Police Station, where perpetrators placed explosive devices made of butane gas canisters....

Anarchists Protest in German Consulate in Crete

A group of anarchists has stormed the German consulate in Heraklion, Crete and unfolded a huge banner with slogans against Turkey's military operation in Syria. According to reports, the assailants removed the German flag from the balcony. They also used the official...

Police Raid Athens Squats

Ten people were detained by Greek police on Monday morning during raids on squatted buildings in central Athens. Officers raided premises on Kallidromiou Street in Exarchia, scene of regular rioting between leftist groups and police. A second building on nearby Zaimi...

Jailed Terrorist Giagtzoglou to Return to Korydallos Prison After Hunger Strike

Jailed anarchist Constantinos Yagtzoglou will be transferred from Larissa Prison to Korydallos Prison in Athens after a Friday decision by the Central Prison Transfer Committee. Giagtzoglou is in custody with charges of sending parcel bombs to high officials, including a...

Vandals Rampage Throughout Greece Over Jailed Terrorist Suspect

Extreme leftist groups have intensified their campaign of defiance and widespread vandalism throughout Greece in support of a jailed suspected terrorist. In a message posted on an anarchist website they say that blood will be spilled if anything happens to Konstantinos...

Anarchists Storm Headquarters of Swiss Novartis in Greece

Greek anarchists of the Rouvikonas radical group have claimed responsibility for storming and damaging the Athens headquarters of the Swiss pharmaceutical multinational Novartis in the early hours of Sunday. The assailants used a sledgehammer to break into the complex and...

Rubicon Anarchist Group Disrupts Greek FinMin Speech

Members of Rubicon anarchist group disrupted a speech by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Athens on Monday. The perpetrators threw flyers and shouted slogans. According to police sources, authorities trapped the perpetrators in...

Anarchists Storm Greek-American Institutions in Athens (video)

Members of the Rouvikonas anarchist group stormed the Athens offices of the Hellenic-American Union and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce on Thursday calling for a "free Palestine". The two offices are in separate downtown areas of the Greek capital. According to...