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Clashes Erupt Between Students and Police Outside Athens Police Headquarters

Clashes erupted on Wednesday evening in central Athens, outside of the Greek Police Headquarters in Attica between police officers and student demonstrators. Thousands of students were protesting against police brutality as well as the conservative government's new ''law and order''...

Video: Clashes Erupt After Macedonia Rally in Athens

Protesters clashed with riot police outside Greece's Parliament on Sunday afternoon, following a rally in Syntagma Square against the Prespa Agreement. Witnesses who uploaded videos and pictures on social media stated that members of the police force guarding the Greek Parliament...

Teachers Clash With Riot Police in Central Athens

  Teachers and riot police clashed in central Athens on Monday afternoon, following a protest against a new system of hiring educators which the Greek government announced recently. The protest was organized by D.O.E. and O.L.M.E., the largest teachers' unions in...

Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesting Eldorado Workers

Greek police fired tear gas at dozens of Eldorado Gold workers rallying outside the energy ministry in Athens on Wednesday to protest against potential job losses, after the Canadian company threatened to suspend investment at its Greek mines. Eldorado Gold...

Exclusive Video: Worst Riots Ever Break Out at Idomeni Refugee Camp

Violence erupted again on Wednesday at Idomeni, the sprawling tent city that has been created on Greece's northern border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Incidents began at 8:30 p.m. when about a hundred migrants ran towards...

Populous Demonstration in Solidarity with Anarchist Nikos Romanos Ends with Clashes [Video]

Between 5,000 and 10,000 are estimated those who participated in Tuesday’s demonstration in solidarity with imprisoned 21-year-old anarchist Nikos Romanos, who is on hunger strike since November 10, when his request to study at the Business Administration department of the...

Clashes Between Police and Protesting Livestock Breeders in Athens [Video]

Some 600 livestock breeders from across Greece gathered earlier today in downtown Athens to protest, among others, for the inadequate protection against diseases, the compensatory allowance paid to farmers who live in mountainous regions or arid areas and the licensing process...

Thousands of Participants in 41st Anniversary Rally of Athens Polytechnic Uprising [Video]

Some 20,000 to 25,000 Greeks participated in the annual protest rally to the US Embassy on Monday evening, marking the 41st anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising of November 17, 1973. The demonstration was policed by more than 7,000 officers, who...

Student Protest Brings Back Greek Riot Memories Prior to Anti-junta Anniversary in Athens

Tensions were high at a student protest against Greek government's decision to keep universities closed before the Greek Anti-junta Anniversary fearing riots. Watch video and exclusive photos.

Protestors Tear-Gassed in Downtown Athens

Despite the protest ban by the Greek Police due to the Ecofin and Eurogroup meeting, a demonstration was held on Tuesday, April 1 in downtown Athens, organized by the major opposition party SYRIZA, the All Workers Militant Front (PAME) and...