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Leftist Groups Attack Police while Protesting the Opening of Golden Dawn Offices in Xanthi (video)

Leftist groups on Saturday evening attacked police and vandalized banks and shops, demonstrating against the opening of Golden Dawn offices in Xanthi, northeastern Greece. Hundreds of demonstrators had gathered on Saturday evening in the center of Xanthi to protest the...

Greek Anarchists Plan to 'Welcome' Obama to Athens

Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas is known for storming into public buildings and organizing protests. The anti-state group is now calling on its members to "welcome" U.S. Prime Minister Barack Obama during his official visit to Athens from November 15-16. The...

Greek Police Arrest 22 Protesters Staging Sit-in at Hellenic American Union

Greek Police arrested 22 anarchists who staged a sit-in at the Hellenic American Union in central Athens early Monday morning. At 8 am on Monday, the protesters blocked the entrance of the institute at Kolonaki and opened a banner expressing solidarity...

Self-Styled Anarchists Turn Exarchia Into a War Zone (Again)

The roads around the National Technical University of Athens (Polytechnic) were turned into a war zone again at dawn on Sunday as young anti-state rebels threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at policemen. The region where the violent episodes took...

Greek Foreign Ministry Secret Document Posted on Anarchist Website

A secret Greek foreign ministry document regarding the attack of anarchist group Rubicon against the Turkish embassy in Athens was posted on anarchist website indymedia. On July 26 members of the anarchist group Rubicon threw red and black paint at...

Shots Fired at Mexican Embassy in Athens

Two assailants riding a motorcycle shot bullets at the building housing the Mexican Embassy in Athens on Sunday morning. Signs of the incident were found on Monday afternoon when people who work in the building discovered the bullet holes. The Mexican...

Anti-authoritarians Disrupt Service at Orthodox Church of Gregory Palamas in Thessaloniki

According to the AP, a group of protesters said to be anarchists burst into and disrupted mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of Gregory Palamas this Sunday. The city's archbishop who was at another church at the time of the...

SYRIZA vs SYRIZA on Issue of Occupation of Vacant Buildings

The evacuation of three Thessaloniki buildings that had been occupied by anarchists has caused a reaction within the SYRIZA ruling party that in turn issued a complaint against the police and government. During the evacuation operation on Wednesday, police arrested...

Anarchists Occupy SYRIZA Government Offices in Thessaloniki

Anarchists staged a sit-in at the offices of the ruling Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece. The protest was in reaction to a police raid earlier in the day at three buildings occupied by squatters. A message posted on the...

Thessaloniki University Accuses Gov't of Turning Blind Eye to Vandals

The Aristotle University of Thessalomiki (AUTH) administration accused the Greek government fof negligence regarding vandalism on the premises during a sit-in. Hundreds of anarchists from Greece and Europe have occupied the AUTH campus without permission, setting up a so-called "No...