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Tensions Explode in Greece After Police Kill Roma Teen One Day Before 14th Anniversary of Past Police Killing

December 22, 2022December 30, 2022

In a few-day span from Dec. 5 to Dec. 9, fiery protests took hold in several cities in Greece as communities across the country responded to police shooting another Roma youth on the eve of the anniversary of the Dec. 6, 2008 police killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos. Kostas Fragoulis, 16, was shot in the back of the head by Greek police in Thessaloniki on Dec. 5. Fragoulis was pronounced dead eight days later on Dec. 13.

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Greek Police Occupy and Desecrate Memorial Site of Teen They Killed

December 8, 2020February 6, 2022

Athens, Greece – On the anniversary of his death, riot police occupied the memorial site and desecrated flowers left for 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was killed by Greek police twelve years earlier. Police made at least 62 arrests in Athens and over 150 across Greece…

🦄 Protest & Direct Action

Passing the Point of No Return: Interview with Rouvikonas Anarchist Collective

December 24, 2019August 29, 2020

Athens, Greece – Since 2013, the Rouvikonas Anarchist Collective has been striking back at abusive government power, economic exploitation, and organizing against state repression.
Headquartered in a squat in Athens, the capital city of Greece, this elusive anarchist group is known for its swift, high-profile,…

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Attacks on Capitalist Targets on the Rise as Greek Police Increase Violence

December 23, 2019December 30, 2019

Athens, Greece – Reports of brutality from Greek police have been on the rise in the last month. Clandestine actions against capitalist and state targets are also on the rise. This is happening amidst the right-wing government’s continual push to rid Greece of squats and…

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OmniaTV, Grassroots Independent Media in Greece

August 14, 2019March 17, 2022

Athens, Greece – Operating voluntarily and organized horizontally, the grassroots independent media collective OmniaTV, has functioned out of necessity since 2011. Striving to bring out truths misrepresented in Greek media and covering under-reported stories, OmniaTV stands out as a viable alternative non-profit media source as…

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Life Sentence Overturned for Greek Police Officer that Killed Teenager

July 30, 2019February 6, 2022

Lamia, Greece – The police officer that killed teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos on December 6, 2008, had his life sentence overturned in a Greek courtroom on Monday, July 29, 2019. An appeals court found him guilty for the murder but reduced his sentence to just 13…

🦄 Protest & Direct Action

Major Clashes Mark 10 Years Since Greek Police Killing of 15 Year Old Alexis

December 9, 2018September 2, 2022

Athens, Greece – Heavy clashes occurred on Thursday, December 6, 2018 between thousands of police and black-clad protesters on the 10-year anniversary of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos being killed by Greek police in Exarcheia.

Greek riot police used many crowd control devices against the crowd, including…

🦄 Protest & Direct Action

Athens Prepares for 10th Anniversary of Teenager’s Death by Police

December 6, 2018December 7, 2020

Athens, Greece – Tensions are high in the storied anarchist stronghold of Exarcheia, Athens as the ten-year anniversary of the police killing of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos – December 6, 2018 – approaches. A student demonstration is set to take place on early Thursday afternoon as…

🦄 Global, Police, Prison, Social Control

Greece: Political Prisoners Pt. 2 – Targeting of Anarchists & Autonomous Groups

July 26, 2017December 1, 2022

Athens, Greece – While state repression in Greece is thousands of years old, modern Greek state repression has its roots in anti-communist and anti-anarchist policies from the 1920s, the World War II U.S.-imposed Marshall Plan, and a seven-year military dictatorship that ended in 1974. With…

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