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Vandals Create Unrest in Central Athens in Support of Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas

A group of vandals disrupted traffic on central Athens' Patission Avenue on Monday afternoon, setting trash bins on fire and scattering fliers in support of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas. The unrest took place outside the Athens University of Economics and...

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...

State Department Condemns Greece over Koufontinas Furlough

The new six-day furlough granted to the convicted member of November 17 terrorist group Dimitris Koufontinas was strongly criticized by the U.S. State Department. In a statement, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that "we strongly condemn the latest release...

Greek Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas Granted New Prison Leave

Dimitris Koufontinas, a 60-year-old senior member of the November 17 terrorist group, will be granted a new 6-day furlough from the minimum security prison he has been held in since last summer, near Volos in Central Greece. He is believed...

Koufontinas Against Xeros: 17 November Came to an End in 2002

  A member of the Greek terrorist organization November 17, Dimitris Koufontinas, who is in jail, sent a letter to the Greek newspaper “Efimerida Ton Syntakton” stating that no one has the right to speak on behalf of 17 November, to...

US State Department: Greece 'Cooperative' in Fighting Terrorism Last Year

The Greek government has been cooperative in the United States counterterrorism efforts in 2018, the U.S. Department of State annual report on terrorism says. The report says that Greece has improved its tools and information exchange to screen undocumented migrants...

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...

Suspected Greek Parliament Vandal Released on Bail

A man arrested after a group of anarchists splashed red paint on the outer walls of the parliament building in Athens earlier in the week was released on bail on Friday. The 36-year man, member of the infamous Rouvikonas (Rubicon)...

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...

Anarchists Splash Paint at Greek Parliament Building (video)

Anarchists vandalized the Parliament building in Athens by splashing red paint on the outer walls on Tuesday early afternoon. The attack caught the parliamentary police force off guard. The incident occurred in broad daylight, shortly after 2 PM, and the...

Anarchists Splash Paint at US Ambassador's Residence in Athens

A group of anarchists threw paint and a smoke bomb at the official residence of the US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, in central Athens in the early hours of Wednesday. According to preliminary reports, the group drove up on...

Shops Vandalized in Central Athens Now Seek Compensation From the State

Constantinos Michalos, the President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EBEA) called on the Greek authorities on Saturday to compensate the businesses that were vandalized on Thursday night in central Athens. A group of supporters of the convicted...