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Director, Activist Sean Penn in Ukraine Filming Russian Invasion

American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn is in Ukraine, filming a documentary on the invasion of the country by Russia. Penn was already in the country gathering background as tensions broke over into outright warfare on Thursday when Russia...

Police Clash with Protesters in Thessaloniki

The center of Thessaloniki was left in flames on Thursday as violent clashes between protesters and Greek riot police took place in the northern Greek city. The protesters were demonstrating against a law that calls for police on the premises...

Protesters Storm Chios Town Hall Over Plans for New Refugee and Migrant Camp

Dozens of angry protesters stormed the town hall on the Greek island of Chios on Monday evening, during a scheduled meeting to decide on the government's plan to establish a new refugee and migrant camp which would supposedly replace...

Clashes Erupt on Anniversary of Grigoropoulos Murder in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras

Scores of primarily youthful demonstrators who took to the streets of the Greek capital to mark the eleventh anniversary of the brutal murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos in Athens' Exarcheia district clashed with police on Friday evening. Clashes also took...

Clashes Between Protesters and Greek Police in Home Auction Court

Rioting between -mainly- left wing protesters and the police outside the premises where foreclosure home auctions are taking place, has become commonplace in Athens lately. This time the Athens Court of Justice became the battleground for the movement against home...

Protesters in Fierce Clashes with Police over Online Home Auctions in Greece

Protesters who were losing their homes engaged in fierce clashes with Greek riot police on the first day of online auctions to sell off repossessed properties amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country. Images from the scene have shown...

Greek Protesters Hurl Firebombs at Police Ahead of Key Reform Vote (video)

Greek protesters on Sunday hurled firebombs at police guarding the parliament building in Athens and police responded with tear gas, ahead of a vote later in the day on pension and tax reforms demanded by the country's European creditors. Television...

National Parades Sabotaged By Protesters

Greeks protesting austerity measures sabotaged the national school student parades in many areas of Greece. In Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, the demonstrators heckled President Karolos Papoulias and other attending officials, calling them traitor.  Some anarchists spat at retired military officers. In...

Protesters Clash With Police (video)

Police clashed with protesters outside parliament on Wednesday, firing tear gas as they came under attack with firebombs during a massive demonstration against austerity. Protesters showered police with stones and fire bombs on the steps of the parliament building, forcing...

2000 Protesters of PAME at Syntagma Square

2000 protesters of PAME are gathered at Syntagma Square. They are protesting against the austerity measures taken by the government. Simultaneously, many protesters of PAME are to be found In different squares of Greece. For the time being Amalias Avenue,...