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Second Protestor Executed in Iran

On Monday, a second protestor was executed in Iran. Iranian authorities announced that they had executed Majidreza Rahnavard, a 23-year-old man, by hanging in the city of Mashhad. Human rights groups are alarmed by the speed at which Iran's judiciary...

Violence Breaks Out at Protest Against Bill to Regulate Demonstrations in Greece

Police clashed with demonstrators outside the Greek parliament building on Thursday evening as lawmakers approved a bill which aims to regulate demonstrations. A group of protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at riot police while police responded with tear gas and flash...

Government, Opposition Clash over Bill to Curb Demonstrations in Greece

As the vote for the bill to regulate demonstrations is about to go up for a vote in the Greek Parliament Thursday, there continue to be fierce reactions from the opposition, unions and other sectors of society. Greece's public sector employees...

Protestors Burn Downtown Athens in Anti-Obama Demonstrations [photos]

Protesters, around 3,500 according to police source, who had gathered at the Athens Polytechnic started marching towards the American embassy on Tuesday in protest against the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama, despite a government ban. The riot police blockaded roads...

Greek Gov't on the Ropes as Farmers Show Anger

More than 15,000 tractors are lined up along central points of Greece's national highway system with thousands of farmers taking it to the streets asking the government to withdraw the pension fund plan. Farmers all over Greece have made symbolic...

Greek Deputy Citizen Protection Minister: Chemicals are not for Chasing Pensioners and Teachers

Greek Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Panousis announced the disengagement of 1,500 to 2,000 police officers used for guarding person-targets. "The policeman in the neighborhood and foot patrols will continue to exist," he said to Greece's VIMA FM on Monday. On a question regarding the use...

Greek Police on Alert Ahead of 'Hot Weekend' in Athens

Almost the entire Greek Police force of the Attica region will be on alert on Saturday due to the sixth anniversary of Alexandros Grigoropoulos' assassination, the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the planned parliamentary vote on...

Greek Farmers Block National Road for 2 Hours

At noon on Sunday thousands of people gathered in Nikaia, Athens to support Greek farmers. They blocked the national road (PATHE) for more than two hours and joined the farmers’ demonstration. Citizens, farmers and unionists from Thessaly, Athens and Thessaloniki...

Economist: High Risk of Social Unrest in Greece

The Economist included Greece in its list of countries with high risk of social unrest during the year 2014. Other countries included were Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Nigeria. Greece was the only European Union country among the nineteen...

Anti-fascist Demonstrations Around Europe for Fyssas

A series of demonstrations concerning the anti-fascist hip-hop artist, Pavlos Fyssas’ murder by Giorgos Roupakias, supporter of the Greek political neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, are organized in European capitals by Greek immigrants and local left-winged organizations and students. A protest...