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Anarchists Storm Athens Courthouse
The 'Rubicon' anarchist group struck again on Thursday, storming courthouse premises in downtown Athens.
Around 15 to 20 members of the group entered the courthouse yard early in the afternoon, throwing flyers and chanting anti-establishment slogans before disappearing in the busy streets...
Greece
Riot Breaks Out over Torching of Squat in Thessaloniki (video)
Greek riot police used tear gas on Monday evening, to disperse a large crowd of leftists demonstrating in Thessaloniki against the torching of an occupied building by ‘fascists’.
A crowd of around 500 people gathered outside the building, accusing the...
Crime
Opposition Chief Promises to End Vandalism in Greek Universities
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised via Twitter that he will put an end to vandalism in Greek universities, if New Democracy wins the next election.
What triggered the Mitsotakis tweet was a photo report of the National Technical University...
Crime
Anarchists in Greece Claim to have Poisoned Popular Super Market Items
The anarchist group Black and Green Arsonists claim they have taken popular food and drink items off the shelves of super markets, and that they will return them poisoned.
The Counter Terrorism Unit of the Hellenic Police are investigating the...
Crime
Greece: 5 Instances Where Small Radical Groups Wreak Havoc
The sense of disorder in Greece is gathering pace, as a small leftist minority disrupts life and destroys public and private property, on a daily basis.
The incidents of unlawful behaviour are so common, that many go unreported by the...
Crime
Greek Police Arrest 11, Question 26 in Athens Riot
Greek Police arrested 11 people and brought in 26 for questioning after the destructive riots that took place in Athens, for the 9th anniversary of the police slaying of Alexandros Grigoropoulos.
Eight of the people arrested are Greek; three of...
Crime
Athens to "Pay" Once Again for Grigoropoulos' Slaying by Greek Police
Greek police brace once again for the violence that is programmed to erupt this Wednesday, on the 9th anniversary of the slaying of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman on December 6, 2008.
It has become a sad tradition that every...
Crime
Four Anarchists Arrested for Possession of Firebombs in Athens
Four anarchists were arrested late on Sunday night after police evacuated an occupied building in Exarchia in Athens. The four face felony charges for possession of firebombs.
The evacuation and the arrests were made after a swift operation in a...
Crime
Anarchists Vandalize Attica Prefecture HQs with Sledge Hammers (video)
Members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas (Rubicon) used sledgehammers to attack the offices of the Attica regional authority in the early hours of Monday morning.
According to the police, serious damage was inflicted at the main entrance of the building at...
Greece
Woman Injured in 17 November Riots Remains in Critical Condition
A 55-year-old woman who was injured during the riots at Exarchia in Athens last Friday remains in critical but stable condition at Evangelismos hospital.
Lawyer Anastasia Tsoukalas was seriously injured when a flare thrown by anarchists hit her on the...