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Greece set to relive violence of December 2008
Almost one year ago 15 year old high school student Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot in cold blood by a police officer in the Exarchia district of central Athens. The authorities originally claimed that Grigoropoulos had been part of a gang that had attacked a passing patrol...
created by Teacher Dude | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Rampage in upscale Athens shopping district
A group of 30 to 50 youths rampaged through the upscale Athens shopping district of Kolonaki earlier this morning, smashing shop windows belonging to banks and multi-national chains and damaging luxury cars (click...
created by Teacher Dude | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
337 views | 50 recommendations | 6 comments
337 views | 50 recommendations | 6 comments
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...
created by Teacher Dude | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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156 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
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. ... Social media and the Greek uprising
One of the most striking features of the recent series of revolts, rebellions and riots in Greece over the last few weeks has been the use of social media to relay events to a wider audience. What has been... 1371 views | 67 recommendations | 12 comments
Greek protests take more violent turn
A coach carrying 19 members of the Greek riot police came under fire this morning at 5.50am just outside the unit's headquarters in the Gouda district of Athens. According to the state run NET TV channel the...
created by Teacher Dude | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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278 views | 62 recommendations | 4 comments
Greek riot police fight to defend Christmas tree
Two weeks on and the anti - government protests sparked off by the killing of 15 year Alexis Grigoropoulos at the hands of a police officer in the Exarchia district of Athens continue unabated. Today riot police went...
created by Teacher Dude | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
745 views | 55 recommendations | 6 comments
745 views | 55 recommendations | 6 comments
Greek protesters occupy National Theatre, Athens
Just minutes after the curtains went up, demonstrators seized the stage of the National Theatre, Athens yesterday evening and read out a prepared statement demanding the immediate release of all those arrested in...
created by Teacher Dude | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
319 views | 28 recommendations | 3 comments
319 views | 28 recommendations | 3 comments
Greek riots reveal deep seated social problems
Many people across the world have been shocked by the scale of violence witnessed over the last 13 days in Greece. Scenes of intense confrontations with the police and a level of destruction that you normally... 1639 views | 87 recommendations | 5 comments
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