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Greek Police Shoot Dead Young Roma; Protests Erupt Near Athens
Greek police shot and killed a 20-year-old Roma man early Saturday morning. The shooting took place following a car chase in the suburb of Perama, west of Athens. A 15-year-old was also injured, and another teenager ran from the...
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Greek Police Clash with Anti-Mandatory Vaccination Protesters in Athens
Greek police clashed with protesters in Athens following a relatively small demonstration against the mandatory vaccination of certain professional groups.
Art
Stolen Picasso and Mondrian Paintings Recovered by Greek Police
Two stolen paintings by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian have finally been found by Greek police. Nearly ten years ago, on January 9, 2012, a group of criminals were able to infiltrate the Greek National Gallery and steal two...
Crime
Greek Police Receive Bodycams After Brutality Incident in Athens
Athens police have now been assigned bodycams after their use of batons on protestors at a demonstration over Covid-19 restrictions.
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Video Shows Greek Police Beating Up Citizens Defying Lockdown in Athens
Greek police was accused of brutality when officers in Athens attacked an apparently peaceful protestor with batons.
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Greek Police Plan Crackdown on Covid Restriction Violators
The Greek police plan a crackdown on violators of the current covid measures on New Year's Day, according to a statement by a Hellenic Police spokesperson on Wednesday.
Crime
Greek Police Dismantles Contraband Cigarette Ring
Greek police dismantled a huge contraband cigarette ring with 22 operating premises and confiscated tons of tobacco products in Attica.
After months of investigating the criminal organization, police raided various points across Attica on Thursday and found two factories manufacturing...
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Greek Police Suspends 4 Officers for Beating Helpless Refugees on Lesvos
The Greek Police announced on Friday night that they suspended three border guards and one police officer on the island of Lesvos, following the publication of a video, which showed them beating helpless refugees and migrants on the Eastern...
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Greek Police Arrest Suspected Jihadist at Athens Refugee Camp
A Greek Anti-terrorism squad arrested a man suspected of having participated in the ISIS terrorist group on Thursday at Athens' Eleonas refugee and migrant camp.
The authorities stated that they seized electronic devices from the shipping container in which he...
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Greek Police Bans Public Gatherings Ahead of Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary
The Greek Police issued a statement late on Saturday night announcing that all public gatherings of more than four people in Greece's public places will be banned from Sunday, November 15, to Wednesday, November 18.
This comes as Greece prepares...
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Greek Police Saddles Needy Man with €300 Fine for Not Wearing a Mask
The Greek police in the city of Chania in Crete recently fined a destitute 61-year-old man for not wearing a face mask. The fine was €300. The man was going to Splantzia Square, where a local soup kitchen offers...
Crime
Greek Police Toughen Up on Violations of Covid Measures
Greek police made one arrest and recorded over one thousand violations of the mandatory face-mask order, which was imposed recently, on Sunday.
A total of sixteen venues were operating out of hours, and 260 people were found to be in...
Crime
Greek Police Fiasco as Convicted Golden Dawn Neo-Nazi Goes AWOL
Greek police are under fire on Friday for failing to arrest a leading Golden Dawn figure who disappeared after a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
Police say that the whereabouts of Christos Pappas, believed to have been...
Crime
Greek Police Attacks Crowd Outside Golden Dawn Trial
Questions about the tactics used by Greek police arose on Wednesday evening after a video showing Greek police breaking up the crowd of demonstrators outside the courthouse where the monumental Golden Dawn trial took place earlier in the day.
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Greek Police Find Cache of Weapons in Athens; Three Suspects Arrested
Greek anti-terrorist police arrested three people late on Wednesday after weapons and explosives were discovered in separate locations in the district of Koukaki, Athens.
Police say that the three suspects, known for their connections to extremist groups, were two men,...