Ierissos

According to Greek media reports, the remaining 23 of 27 suspects accused for being involved in the violent events that took place in Chalkidiki over the mining operations near Ierissos, have been called to testify on Friday, October 4,...

Incidents reportedly occurred in Chalkidiki concerning the functioning of gold mines, as mine employees  denounced. The incidents were said to have occurred by Ierissos residents after a demonstration, when they reportedly tried to enter the town hall, where the mayor...

Activists from Greece traveled more than 7,500 kilometers to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to protest in front of the Eldorado Gold Corporation's headquarters. The Greek mine opponents read a letter addressed to the company’s president presenting the social and...

Opponents of a gold mine project in northern Greece aren't backing down from confrontations with authorities who want the development to go ahead and create jobs, with dissenters from the village of Ierisso blockading roads after two residents there...

Authorities say a police station has been attacked in a village in northern Greece where frequent protests have broken out against plans to develop a gold mine in the area by a Canadian mining company. The attack took place in...

Just weeks after arsonists set fire to equipment at a gold mine project in northern Greece - which led the pro-development government to swiftly give approval for the work to proceed - protesters who say it will harm the...

Protesters objecting to plans for a multi-million dollar gold mine in northern Greece’s Halkidiki peninsula clashed with riot police who said they were pelted with firebombs that set a forested area ablaze before being extinguished. Demonstrators said that a...