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Prosecutor Probes Thessaloniki University Sit-Ins

Supporters of the so-called No Border Camp, a movement in favor of refugees, are being investigated for their involvement in two student sit-ins at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University. Prosecutors on Friday pondered on whether anyone should face criminal charges after the occupations. The...

Police Stage Occupation of SYRIZA Offices Ahead of Govt Pension Reform

15 uniformed officials, mainly police officers belonging to the Hellenic Federation of the Police (POASY) and unionists from the Greek Coast Guard and Fire Brigade, gathered at the central offices of the ruling Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party in...

Clashes at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Results in 2 Injured Guards

Clashes erupted earlier today on the premises of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, when a group of students attempted to enter the room where the Senate meeting was being held, requesting the meetings are open to the public. During...

Anarchists Evacuate Athens Law School Sit-in

A group of anarchists who were on a sit-in for the sixth consecutive day at the Athens Law School in downtown Athens, peacefully evacuated the premises after a no-arrest order was issued by the Alternate Minister of Public Order...

Municipal Employees Sit-In at Thessaloniki Mayor's Office

This morning, a symbolic sit-in at the office of Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris was staged by the city's municipal employees. The sit-in was scheduled as part of the "work freeze" ordered by the municipal employees' POE-OTA union. The municipal employees were protesting...

16 Activists Arrested in Syntagma Square, Charged on Insubordination

25 activists from Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, as well as from Greece, participated in European demonstrations against the Greek crisis and the EU's and the IMF's policy. 16 were arrested early in the morning of May 15 in Syntagma Square in...