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Letter Bomb Sent to Greek Police Station

Greek police have said a package containing an improvised explosive device was sent to the police station in Itea, central Greece, without any warning. Bomb-disposal units were despatched to the area to identify the parcel. Itea police officers have been prosecuted for the death of...

Prosecutor Delays Deposition of Nigrita Prison Guard

State prosecutor in Serres, northern Greece, Georgia Toutoumtzi, on Friday postponed the deposition of a Nigrita prison guard linked with the death of Albanian inmate Ilia Kareli last month. This decision was taken because the guard claims to have left the...

Photos Released of Albanian Inmate's Torture

Seven shocking photos from Nigrita prison’s security cameras have come to light, showing Ilia Kareli's arrival and the guards' “welcome”. Newspaper To Vima published the photos Wednesday, prompting widespread horror across Greece. Ilia Kareli, a 42 year-old lifer of Albanian origin, was found dead in...

15 Greek Prison Guards to Plea After Death of Inmate

The investigator of Serres, in Northern Greece has called on fifteen Nigrita prison guards to enter their plea on Saturday, April 5, as part of the main interrogation being conducted concerning the case of the 42-year-old lifer Ili Kareli. The...

Greek Prison Guards to be Arrested for Albanian Inmate's Death

Greek authorities are just a step away from arresting the prison guards responsible for beating Albanian lifer, Ilia Kareli to death while he was in solitary confinement at Nigrita Prison, in Serres. The Greek prosecutor in Amfissa who is in...

Tirana Seeks Answers for Albanian Inmate’s Death

Over the weekend, the Albanian Foreign Ministry expressed concern for the death of Ilia Kareli in prison in Nigrita, Greece on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said it “condemns attacks against authorities imposing the law, as well as all acts of violence against Albanian citizens...