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Holy Fury at ‘Blasphemous’ Play in Thessaloniki (video)
Riot police intervened to break up an angry demonstration of monks, priests and other Orthodox Christians in Thessaloniki on Wednesday evening.
The demonstrators attempted to interrupt a play at the Aristoteleion Theatre, which they describe as blasphemous.
Wielding poles with Greek...
Greece
Court Drops Case Against Blogger With Satirical Website About Orthodox Monk
An appeals court nullified on Thursday a 10-month suspended prison sentence imposed on a Greek blogger who run a satirical webpage titled “Geron Pastitsios” (Elder Pastitsios) for “insulting religion,” ending his five-year legal battle.
The court activated article 8 of...