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Four Police Officers Injured After Clash With Anarchists Over Protest Ban

Around 50 anarchists clashed with police in the Athenian neighborhood of Kolonos on Saturday, leaving four officers injured. As of Saturday evening, no arrests have been made. Reportedly, the group of anarchists gathered to demonstrate for the anniversary of the...

Greece Offers Reward for Anarchists who Assaulted University Rector

Greece's Ministry of Citizen Protection has announced a 100.000 euro reward against members of the anarchist group "Fighting Solidarity Initiative" who assaulted the Rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business in his office on Thursday. A group of...

Assault of Greek University Rector by Anarchists Sparks Outrage

The photograph of a Greek rector being abused and humiliated by anarchists inside his own office in Athens University on Thursday has caused outrage in Greece. The image shows the rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Dimitris...

Anarchist Group Rubicon Donates Necessities to Nursing Home in Greece

News websites in Greece have been known for years for reporting incidents of vandalism involving the controversial Greek anarchists' group ''Rubicon.'' However, the coronavirus pandemic has brought nearly an endless array of changes in such a short period of time,...

Anarchists Warn People Not to Park Near Luxury Cars They Want to Torch

An unprecedented statement was published on Thursday by a self-declared Greek Anarchist  group on a website long known for its anarchist content. The so-called "Anarchist Night Raid Groups" issued a statement in which it claims responsibility for the widespread vehicular arson...

Anarchists Vandalize Home of Prominent Greek Journalist

Self-styled anarchists belonging to the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group vandalized the home of a prominent Greek journalist in Athens on Thursday night, spray painting slogans on the walls and throwing leaflets at his door. Aris Portosalte, a journalist for Skai TV,...

Anarchists Vandalize Australian Consulate, Greek Newspaper Offices

A group of anarchists vandalized the Australian consulate in Thessaloniki on Thursday evening by throwing red and black paint on walls at the premises. A different group also vandalized the offices of two Greek newspapers in Athens at nearly...

Greek Police Release Video of Anarchist Squat Raid

Greek police released a video of its operation on Saturday to clear two squats in the district of Koukaki in central Athens that were earlier re-occupied by anarchists. Five people were detained as Greek police stormed the squats. The anarchists...

Greek Riot Police Storm Squats Re-Occupied by Anarchists

Riot police stormed two squats in the district of Koukaki in central Athens which had been  re-occupied by anarchists earlier on Saturday. The buildings, located on 45 Matrozou Street and 21 Panetolikou Street, had been cleared by riot police in...

Anarchist Group Targets Australia's Ambassador Residence in Athens

Members of the infamous Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas (Rubicon) threw leaflets outside the official residence of the Australian Ambassador in Athens Kate Logan on Saturday. In a statement on social media, Rouvikonas said that its action was against Australia's government...

Greek Police Storm Anarchist Squats in Athens (video)

Greek police launched on Wednesday morning a large operation to evacuate three buildings in the central Athens district of Koukaki which had been used as squats by self-styled anarchists. Officers entered the buildings, located on Matrozou, Panaitoliou and Arvali Streets,...

Police Operation in Athens' Economics and Business University Busts Anarchists' Hideout

A large police operation inside the premises of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) took place in the early hours of Sunday. Large numbers of police officers were deployed inside and outside of the University, following Friday's warning...

Anarchist Group ”Rubicon” Vandalizes Education Minister Kerameus' Office

Greek anarchist group ”Rubicon,” well-known for its ''activist interventions'' as it calls them, struck again on Friday, this time at the office of the country’s Minister of Education, Nikki Kerameus. A group of Rubicon members, whose exact number remains still...

Three Police Officers Injured in Firebomb Attack by Greek Anarchists

Three Greek riot police officers were injured on Thursday night when their squad came under attack by a group of some 25 self-styled anarchists lobbing homemade firebombs in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia. Of the three officers who were...

Greek Police Evacuate Athens Building Occupied by Anarchists

Hellenic Police on Saturday evacuated a building that belongs to the Athens University of Economics and Business and has been occupied by anarchists. Four people were taken into custody. The building, which is two blocks from AUEB at the intersection of...