Greece set to explode in wake of austerity measures

On Wednesday the Greek government announced its long awaited package of economic measures to deal with the financial crisis the country has been facing since the discovery that the previous conservative government...

Greek police caught framing innocent bystander during demo

The police chase and apprehand a mask wearing man who is in possession of a bag full of petrol bombs ready to used against shops or fellow officers.Quickly he is subdued, detained and arrested, Mission accomplished....

"Limited use of tear gas" - Greek police revive memories of '73

"Limited use of tear gas or περιορισμένη χρήση χημικών" as they say in Greek is such a benign phrase suggesting that the police sent a few squirts in the general direction of those...

Greek PM's visit met with mass street protests

The arrival of the Greek prime minister, Costas Karamanlis in the northern port city of Thessaloniki was met with demonstrations by trade union, political parties and other groups unhappy with the ruling...

Greece's disappearing child refugees raise concern

Questions still remain about the fate of 12 under age refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq who disappeared from a shelter in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second city. According to reports in the Greek press the 12 were...

Greece's (not quite) naked riders take to the streets

Billed as a protest against excessive car use, cyclists, wheel chair users and even skateboarders with their dogs rode through the centre of Greece's second city, Thessaloniki drawing amused glances and cheers...

American film maker beaten by Greek ultra - nationalists

An American documentary film maker was attacked and beaten during a political rally last night in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. The critic and film maker was visiting the city in order to attend a...

Tear gas, Molotov cocktails and lasers greet Greek football team

Tear gas, Μolotov cocktails, rocks and lasers were among some of the obstacles players with the Athens soccer team, Olympiakos had to deal with  during an away match in the Northern Greek city of Thessaloniki...

Greek police involved in new brutality case

A university student has accused police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki of beating him during a routine stop and search. The 22 year old was stopped after leaving a bar with two friends during the early...

Greek political violence continues unabated

The resurgence in political violence in Greece over the last three months shows no signs of abating.  Two grenade attacks have been reported in the last two days, one in the capital, Athens and the other in...

Riot police sent in to quell Greek carnival disturbances

Riot police were deployed against teenagers who had blocked roads in the centre of Greece's second city, Thessaloniki last night during Carnivali celebrations, the Greek Orthodox equivalent of Mardi Gras. (Click...

Athens sees still more violent clashes

Yesterday protest marches were held in Athens in solidarity with those arrested by police during the series of clashes which spread across Greece in December following the shooting by police of a 15 year old...

Greek protests resume after holiday lull

Thousands of students and other groups took to the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki yesterday to protest the present Greek government and its policies. (Click here to see video of the march in Thessaloniki which...

Greece sees in New Year with clashes and arson attacks.

After a brief interlude over the Christmas holidays the clashes sparked off by the death of a 15 year old teenager at the hands of the police on 6th December continued shortly after midnight.     ...

Continued Protests Puts Greek Government on the Defensive

While the scene of rioting that marked the previous week in Athens and other Greek cities have not been repeated this week, protests over the killing of 15 year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos have continued unabated....