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Thirty-Three Arrested, Fifty-Three Detained During November 17 Protests

Thirty-three people were arrested and fifty-three more were detained during protests in the Athens district of Exarchia late on Sunday night, the anniversary of the November 17, 1973 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic. Two police officers were injured during...

November 17 Murderer Spotted Strolling Athens Streets (photo)

Dimitris Koufodinas, the infamous and unrepentant killer who was a hitman for the disbanded terrorist group November 17, was spotted taking a stroll in the streets of Athens on Wednesday. The hitman, who has was granted another 6-day furlough on...

November 17 Terrorist Koufodinas Furloughed Again

November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas will receive a fifth consecutive prison leave which will last six days, including two days that are being granted to him as travel time. The previous times that Koufodinas was granted a furlough there were...

November 17 Anniversary: Thousands March to Commemorate the Polytechnic Uprising

Thousands of people marched on the streets of Athens on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the 1973 deadly crackdown by the police and the Army of a student uprising against...

Sept. 26 Marks Anniversary of Murder of Pavlos Bakoyannis by November 17 Terrorist Group

On the morning of September 26, 1989, journalist and New Democracy MP Pavlos Bakoyannis was assassinated in his office building by the November 17 terrorist organization, the act becoming the most talked-about event of the year. At the time, Bakoyannis...

Outcry as November 17 Killer Gets Transfer to Prison Farm

The decision by the Greek prison authorities to transfer November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas to a prison farm near Volos in central Greece has led to widespread condemnation by opposition politicians. Koufodinas -— currently serving a number of life sentences...

US Embassy Blasts Prison Leave for November 17 Killer

The U.S. embassy in Athens has issued a statement condemning the release of November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas who walked out of Korydallos prison on Tuesday on a 48-hour leave. "We thoroughly condemn this third furlough granted to a convicted terrorist and...

November 17 Killer Gets Leave from Greek Prison (video)

November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas walked out of the Korydallos jail on Tuesday on a 48-hour prison leave, the third since last November. His wife and son met him outside the jail, west of Athens. A small group of supporters...

November 17 Killer Given More Prison Leave

A Greek judge decided on Thursday to give jailed N17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas a 48-hour prison leave, the third in the space of a few months. Koufodinas — currently serving a number of life sentences for crimes including murder - had been on...

November 17 Killer Seeks New Prison Leave

Convicted November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas -- currently serving a number of life sentences for crimes including murder -- is to ask for new prison leave, only months after his first two-day release sparked anger from victims’ families. Koufodinas, convicted...

Greek Police on Alert for Yearly November 17 March to US Embassy

More than 5,000 officers are on duty to police the march that will take place Friday afternoon in Athens, commemorating the anniversary of the student uprising against the Greek junta in 1973. The march will start at 3 pm local...

Koufodinas: Third November 17 Member Granted Prison Leave

Dimitris Koufodinas is the third imprisoned November 17 member granted furlough, after Christodoulos Xeros and Vassilis Tzortzatos, with the latter leaving often on  educational leave. Xeros, however, violated his 7th furlough when he left prison never to return in 2015....

Uproar in Greece as Notorious November 17 Terrorist Granted Prison Leave

Opposition politicians reacted with anger to the prison authorities' decision to grant a two-day leave to convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas, of the 17 November terrorist group. Koufontinas; identified as November 17's chief of operations, surrendered to the authorities in 2002, and is serving...

November 17: A Date to Burn and Vandalize Freely

It has been at least 20 years now that every November 17 is the day when Greeks wait to see the tally of destruction in its aftermath. The news reports and images of the 2016 Polytechneio uprising memory day...

43rd November 17 Polytechnic Anniversary: Crowds March in Remembrance

Greek authorities are braced for violent protests during the 43rd November 17 Polytechnic uprising anniversary march to commemorate the student revolt at the educational institution in 1973 that is believed to have put an end to Greece's military dictatorship...