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November 17

Greek Justice Minister Debunks Reports That 17N Terrorists Could Get Early Release

Michael Kalogirou, Greece's Justice Minister, has claimed that reports suggesting that prominent "November 17" (17N) terrorists could get an early release are ''false''. New provisions in Greece's penal code came into effect on Monday, and there is fear that some...

Greek Supreme Court Rules Convicted Terrorist Can Get Another Prison Furlough

The Greek Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) on Thursday overturned a ruling blocking convicted November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas from receiving another furlough from jail. A section of the Supreme Court said that even prisoners sentenced to multiple life sentences have...

Supreme Court Prosecutor Appeals Rejection of N17 Terrorist's Furlough Request

Supreme Court Prosecutor Xenia Dimitriou on Friday appealed a judicial council decision not to grant a new furlough to November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, who is serving 11 life sentences for a series of murders without expressing remorse. A Supreme...

Convicted Greek Terrorist On Hunger Strike is Hospitalized

Dimitris Koufontinas, a convicted terrorist who belonged to the the November 17 (N17) militant organization, was in the hospital on Tuesday following a five-day hunger strike over prison authorities' refusal to grant him temporary leave. Koufontinas, who is serving eleven...

Greek Ministry of Justice Refutes Reports on Terrorist Koufontinas' New Furlough

The Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights denied Saturday reports suggesting that the terrorist of ''November 17'' group Dimitris Koufontinas was granted another 6-day furlough. Earlier on Saturday, many Greek media outlets reported that Dimitris Koufontinas, a 61-year-old senior...

November 17 Murderer Spotted Strolling Athens Streets (photo)

Dimitris Koufodinas, the infamous and unrepentant killer who was a hitman for the disbanded terrorist group November 17, was spotted taking a stroll in the streets of Athens on Wednesday. The hitman, who has was granted another 6-day furlough on...

November 17 Terrorist Koufodinas Furloughed Again

November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas will receive a fifth consecutive prison leave which will last six days, including two days that are being granted to him as travel time. The previous times that Koufodinas was granted a furlough there were...

Prosecutor Rejects Appeal of Terrorist Savvas Xeros

On Sunday, Appeals Prosecutor Odysseas Tsorbatzoglu rejected an appeal from the November 17th terrorist Savvas Xeros for his early release from prison on the grounds of his ill health. According to a Real News report, the Appeals Prosecutor denied the appeal...

Athens: Violent Clashes Followed the March for Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary (video)

Violent clashes erupted on the streets of central Athens right after the conclusion of the annual march commemorating the 1973 Polytechnic uprising against the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 until 1974. Despite more than 5,000 police officers being...

November 17 Anniversary: Thousands March to Commemorate the Polytechnic Uprising

Thousands of people marched on the streets of Athens on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the 1973 deadly crackdown by the police and the Army of a student uprising against...