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Lamia Court Upholds Conviction for Murderer of Alexandros Grigoropoulos
The court of Lamia ruled on Monday that the conviction and 13-year sentence for Epaminondas Korkoneas, the police special guard who killed 15-year-old protester Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008, should be upheld.
The Lamia Court of Appeals unanimously found Korkoneas guilty of...
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The Alexandros Grigoropoulos Killing Still Haunts Greece
As the seventh anniversary of the killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman approaches, thousands of police brace for a night of riots and vandalism.
The sixth of December of 2008 event triggered the most violent uproar Athens has...
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Alexandros Grigoropoulos: The Killing that Shook Greece
Today is the sixth anniversary of the killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman, that triggered the most violent riots Athens has seen in recent years.
It was a little before 9:00 on the evening of December 6, 2008,...
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Demonstrations in Memory of Alexandros Grigoropoulos
Demonstrations took place today in many Greek cities to honor the memory of Alexandros Grigoropoulos. It has been five years since Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by a policeman in the Exarcheia district of central Athens. The murder of the young student...
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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...
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Athens' Center Cordoned Off for Protests on Anniversary of Grigoropoulos Killing
The center of Athens will remain cordoned off for the entire day on Friday because of the rallies and demonstrations planned for the anniversary of the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, the teenager shot and killed by a police officer...
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Greek Supreme Court to Review Ruling on Grigoropoulos Murder Case
The Areos Pagos, Greece's supreme court, requested a copy of the court ruling on the case of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Friday. The fifteen-year-old demonstrator was murdered in Exarchia in December, 2008 by police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas.
The murder sparked...
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Former Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Grigoropoulos Released From Jail
The former police officer who was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for the murder of 15-year-old protester Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008 was released from jail on Tuesday.
Epaminondas Korkoneas has served 11 of the 13 years of his sentence and his...
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Fresh Clashes Break Out on Anniversary of Grigoropoulos Murder (video)
Scores of young people who took to the streets of Athens to mark the tenth anniversary of the murder of teen Alexandros Grigoropoulos clashed with police in streets around central Athens on Thursday evening.
The new confrontations took place around...
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Athens to "Pay" Once Again for Grigoropoulos' Slaying by Greek Police
Greek police brace once again for the violence that is programmed to erupt this Wednesday, on the 9th anniversary of the slaying of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman on December 6, 2008.
It has become a sad tradition that every...
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Fires and Clashes with Police Mark Anniversary of Grigoropoulos Murder (video)
The seventh anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman was marked with fires and clashes with the police in Athens.
The skirmishes started after the end of the protest rally organized by anarchist factions in memory...
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Aftermath of Grigoropoulos Anniversary Rally in Athens: Fire and Destruction [Videos]
The neighborhood of Exarcheia and several major streets in downtown Athens, Greece, looked like they were bombarded after Saturday's riots that marked the sixth anniversary of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos' assassination by a policeman.
Burned vehicles and bank ATMs, broken store windows and bus...
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Grigoropoulos Anniversary: Riots in Athens and Other Greek Cities
Riots and clashes with the police in several major cities in Greece have marked the anniversary of the killing of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman.
In Athens, where the biggest demonstration rally took place, it was preceded by attacks...
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Criminal Lawyer Alexandros Katsantonis Dies
Well-known criminal lawyer Alexandros Katsantonis passed away at the age of 86. He was hospitalized in Athens with serious heart problems.
He was a legendary figure of Greek courts, leading some of the cases heavily publicized, such as the November...
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Grigoropoulos' Murderer Still Being Paid
Epaminondas Korkoneas, the policeman who was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15- year-old schoolboy, Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008 in the Athens neighborhood of Exarchia, is still receiving his salary from the Greek state.
According to “Ethnos tis Kiriakis” newspaper,...