Tag Archives: 17 November

Greek police detained 60 people who staged a protest outside the Ministry of Health in solidarity with “17 November” convict Dimitris Koufontinas, currently in ICU due to hunger strike. The anti-authoritarian group gathered outside the Ministry on Thursday morning and threw leaflets and raised a banner in support with Koufontinas. …

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Members of the Greek Communist Party KKE gathered outside the US Embassy on Tuesday morning to mark the Anniversary of the Polytechnic Student’s Uprising against the military dictatorship on 17. November 1973. The protesters were wearing masks and kept social distancing measures. The protest took place despite the ban by …

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Greek police is on alert for the commemoration celebrations of the 45. Anniversary of the Students’ Uprising on 17. November 1973. Due to increased attacks by anarchists against police officers and stations, all police stations have been equipped with additional fire extinguishers. Flash grenades, helmets and shields have been additionally …

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“17. November” convict Savvas Xeros has applied for early release citing high percentage of invalidity. According to his lawyer, Anna Paparousou, Xeros has officially certified disability of 98% “for the rest of his life.” The convict for terrorism could be released on the provisions of Paraskevopoulos Law of 2015 according …

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Hit-man of terror organization 17 November, Dimitris Koufontinas, started a hunger strike on Wednesday after the prion council denied him furloughs. 60-year-old Koufontinas is serving 11 life sentences in Korydallos Prison in Athens. In a post uploaded on an anti-authoritarian website, Koufontinas said he is starting a hunger strike demanding …

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Convicted 17. November terrorist Dimitris Kofodinas has been granted a second furlough by the prison council in Korydallos prison. He will be allowed to exit the prison at 9 o’ clock Friday morning and return in two days. He will be obliged to report to a police station near his …

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Dimitris Koufodinas, the convicted gunman of terror organization 17 November, returned to prison following a 48-hour-furlough. Koufodinas arrived at Korydallos prison an hour and a half  ahead of the Saturday noon deadline, accompanied by his wife and son. He looked relaxed and waved to the press. Koufodinas, 59, is serving …

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US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt and UK’s Ambassador Kate SMith joined their voices and conveyed their disapproval of the Prison Council decision to grant a 48-hour furlough to convicted 17 November terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas. Pyatt posted on Twitter also a The U.S. ambassador to Greece on Koufodinas’ furlough [17N …

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Imprisoned leader of terror organization 17. November, Alexandros Gioropoulos, claims that 8 members were still on the run. In an 8-page letter sent from the prison cell to daily To Ethnos, Giotopoulos claims among others that: important documents found in a hide-out in 2002 have disappeared together with a 45-revolver …

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Two convicted members of “17 November” distanced themselves from fugitive Christodoulos Xiros who threatened to take up again the armed struggle. Speaking to media from the prison cells of Korydallos in Athens, Xiros’s younger brother Savvas and Dimitris Koufontinas let the fugitive Xiros know that the “17 November” was over. …

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Some conspiracy theories are reviving in Greece on the occasion of the escape of convicted member of “17 November” Chistodoulos Xiros. Another member of “17 November”, Alexandros Giotopoulos, convicted as  the ideological mastermind of the organization, sent a letter dated January 20th 2013 to daily Eleftherotypia, raising questions about the …

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Fugitive Chrstodoulos Xiros, a convicted gunman of urban guerrilla “17 November”, has threatened the Greek government with armed action for running the country with austerity measures. In a video uploaded on internet, Christodoulos Xiros said among others: “I’ve decided to fire the guerrilla shotgun against those who stole our lives …

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