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Greek police released a video of its operation on Saturday to clear two squats in the district of Koukaki in central Athens that were earlier re-occupied by anarchists. Five people were detained as Greek police stormed the squats. The anarchists...

Riot police stormed two squats in the district of Koukaki in central Athens which had been  re-occupied by anarchists earlier on Saturday. The buildings, located on 45 Matrozou Street and 21 Panetolikou Street, had been cleared by riot police in...

The chief prosecutor of Athens' district courts on Thursday ordered an emergency preliminary investigation over reports of police violence during operations to evacuate squats in the district of Koukaki. In an operation on Wednesday morning, Dimitris Indares, a Greek filmmaker,...

Greek police were accused of using excessive and even illegal force against citizens during their operation on Wednesday morning to clear three anarchist-occupied squats in central Athens. A family living next door to a squat in the district of Koukaki...

Police in Athens on Thursday removed over 200 illegal immigrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the city center as part of a clean up drive by the new conservative government. Some 230 individuals, including 70 children, were...

One person was reportedly injured during clashes between police and anarchists groups in the Athenian district of Exarchia on Thursday night. The clashes erupted at the anarchist squat called "Vox," where the group claim the police threw tear gas at...

Greek authorities announced on Tuesday that a total of 134 asylum seekers who were evicted from squats in Exarchia in downtown Athens will be moved to state reception facilities in the next several days. The 134 migrants – chiefly consisting...

Dozens of Greek police officers on Monday stormed at least four anarchist apartments and buildings used as squats in Exarchia, the run-down central district of Athens. The police sweeps, which began last week, are being undertaken with an aim to...

Ten people were detained by Greek police on Monday morning during raids on squatted buildings in central Athens. Officers raided premises on Kallidromiou Street in Exarchia, scene of regular rioting between leftist groups and police. A second building on nearby Zaimi...

More than 2,500 refugees and migrants are living in squats in Athens occupied by anarchists and so-called solidarity groups, Kathimerini says. The owners of the occupied building have appealed to police and the City of Athens but to no avail,...