Athens Informer

Tuition protesters plead out to disorderly conduct Four Ohio University students charged with disturbing a lawful meeting have each pleaded out to lesser charges of disorderly conduct and were required to pay a fine and court costs of $ 204 each. Megan Marzac, Ellie Hamrick, Jessica Linder and Eden … Full News here – Read [...]

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Road transport in the broader region of Mount Athos, Halkidiki, was largely restored yesterday after residents of Ierissos lifted roadblocks they had set up last week to protest the detention of two fellow villagers in connection with an arson attack… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Road transport in the broader region of Mount Athos, Halkidiki, was largely restored on Monday after residents of Ierissos lifted roadblocks they had set up last week to protest the detention of two fellow villagers in connection with an arson attack in F… … Full News here – Latest News

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at a tax office in Aegaleo, western Athens, yesterday, to protest its planned merger with another tax office in the northwestern suburb of Haidari. Protesters occupied more than 50 tax offices across the country to protest the government’s streamlining… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Riot police have used tear gas and pepper spray against demonstrators at an anti government rally called as part of a general strike in Athens. It followed anti austerity protestors throwing petrol bombs and bottles at police. Some 50000 Greek workers walked off the job for the 24-hour strike. They were protesting against billions of [...]

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Nearly 100000 Greeks waving flags and chanting “Fight! They’re drinking our blood” packed the square outside parliament as lawmakers neared a vote on unpopular budget cuts and labor reforms that the government is narrowly expected to win. Violence erupted when a handful of protesters tried to break through a barricade to enter parliament, prompting riot [...]

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A rally organized to protest the opening of a local branch of the ultranationalist Golden Dawn party in Agrinio, Western Greece, on Sunday evening ended with riot squads being dispatched from Athens and other parts of the country after a group of proteste… … Full News here – Latest News

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A rally in the Greek capital turned violent when protesters in Syntagma Square lobbed Molotov cocktails at police, who retaliated by firing tear gas at the demonstrators. Security forces also reportedly used flashbang grenades and pepper spray to push protesters back from the parliament building. According to Greek newspaper Kathimerin, the police had been ordered [...]

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Three mostly peaceful rallies held in central Athens yesterday to protest a new austerity package being hammered out by the government and the troika were overshadowed by the death of a 65-year-old demonstrator who suffered a heart attack shortly after… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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A rally in the Greek capital turned violent when protesters in Syntagma Square lobbed Molotov cocktails at police, who retaliated by firing tear gas at the demonstrators. Security forces also reportedly used flashbang grenades and pepper spray to push protesters back from the parliament building. According to Greek newspaper Kathimerin, the police had been ordered [...]

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A rally in the Greek capital turned violent when protesters in Syntagma Square lobbed Molotov cocktails at police, who retaliated by firing tear gas at the demonstrators. It’s as thousands gathered in front of parliament for the country’s biggest anti-austerity protest since the new government came to power. Clashes erupted in different parts of Athens [...]

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Twelve of the protesting shipyard workers who broke into the Defence Ministry on Thursday were sent before an Athens first instance prosecutor on Friday. Initially, 106 of the protesters were arrested, but 94 were subsequently released after they were charged with misdemeanours such as disturbing the peace. The twelve accused individuals were charged with resisting [...]

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Hundreds of Muslim protesters staged a rally in central Athens on Sunday to protest against a film made in California which mocks Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, the first such demonstration in Greece. The protesters chanted «All we have is Mohammad» and held b… … Full News here – Latest News

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Police fired tear gas to fend off protesters who had gathered in the Skouries area of Halkidiki, northern Greece, on Sunday to protest gold mining activity. Dozens of residents of the nearby village of Ierissos, as well as protesters who arrived by coache… … Full News here – Latest News

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A total of 100000 Greeks took to the streets to demonstrate against the government’s planned sparepakke Sunday. Several buildings were burned in the capital Athens. Category: News & Politics Tags: Athens Greece Iphone Fireworks Police Cops Court ron paul gold silver

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