Exarchia

Greek police on Sunday found a stash of 150 molotov cocktails hidden in an abandoned house in Exarchia, central Athens. Police believe that the petrol bombs were hidden in order to be used during Tuesday's protest rally in commemoration of...

A few minutes before 8 p.m. the rally commemorating the 43rd Polytechnic anniversary went awry when a fire erupted at the courtyard of the National Technical University of Athens (Polytechnic). The fire brigade was unable to intervene due to...

An investigation by Greek police ahead of the official visit of United States President Barack Obama found a bag with seven Molotov cocktails on Korai Street in Nea Smyrni, a residential suburb south of the city center. The street...

Early Saturday morning clashes between rioters and the police took place near the Athens Polytechnic in Exarchia. Sources report that following a group of unidentified people throwing petrol bombs at riot police at a unit stationed on the corner of...

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...

The Greek Police (ELAS) has accused the Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas (Rubicon) of standing in the way of efforts being made to tackle the drug problems in the region of Exarchia, central Athens. Rubicon recently referred to police operations on...

Chief of Athens Traffic Police Giorgos Diamantopoulios was violently beaten by an attacker on Monday night after a protest rally in the capital's center. The incident took place a little before midnight, when Diamantopoulos -- who was on duty in...

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis sent a letter to Citizen Protection and Migration Policy Ministers Nikos Toskas and Yannis Mouzalas asking for the evacuation of squats used for migrant accommodation. In the letter, that was also forwarded to Prime Minister Alexis...

The neighborhood of Exarchia in the center of Athens is known for its unique shops, free-spirited atmosphere and unfortunately for violence and drugs as well. In fact, a recent resolution that the City of Athens passed on Thursday states that...

Exarchia, a central suburb of Athens known as being a cesspool of anarchy, was once again gripped by violence shortly after midnight on Saturday that continued until the early hours of Sunday. A group of youth headed from Exarchia...