November 17, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Thousands of people flocked to the Polytechnic campus in downtown Athens on Sunday to pay their tribute to the Students’ Uprising against the colonel’s junta on 17. November 1973. the 51th anniversary s being celebrated with events and the traditional long march to the US embassy. The gates of the …
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July 25, 2024
Greece, Politics
Τhey were all there at the reception at the Presidential Mansion’s gardens on Wednesday evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece after the colonel’s junta in 1974. The Prime Minister and government ministers, leaders of opposition parties, leaders of the Armed Forces as well …
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November 17, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Thousands of Greeks marched through central Athens and other cities on Thursday to mark the 49th anniversary of a violently quashed students’ uprising in 1973 that helped topple the military junta which then ruled the country. Thousands demonstrate during the Polytechnic Uprising anniversary in Athens, while 5000+ police officers are …
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November 14, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Over 5,500 police officers are being deployed across Greek capital Athens for the events of November 17, when Greeks will honor the 49th anniversary Students’ Uprising against the military junta. The 3-day events start on Tuesday at the Athens Polytechnic School in downtown Athens next to the National Museum and …
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May 19, 2022
Greece, Politics, Uncategorized
At the 103. Anniversary of the Pontic Greeks Genocide and millions still mourn the 353,000 men, women, children and elderly slaughtered by the official Turkish state in 1919, Erodgan’s Turkey lashed out at Greek officials who made commemorating statements. Distorting history and facts, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement …
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November 15, 2021
Society, Very Mix
Some 6,000 police officers on the ground, helicopters and drones in the air, will be deployed in Athens at the anniversary of the Polytechnic School Students’ Uprising on November 17. The operational police plan includes, among other, the guarding of universities, government buildings and embassies. At the same time, there …
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April 26, 2021
Greece
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias called on Turkey to discuss with its neighbors its plans for the nuclear power plant in Akkuyu in the South-West coast. “The Chernobyl disaster, the largest nuclear disaster in history, is a constant reminder of …
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December 6, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greek police went out of control on Sunday and paralyzed the whole public transport network in downtown Athens and far beyond. The number of six metro and urban train ISAP stations closed to the public rose to 24 (!) Sunday noon, the tram operation has been halted some 5 km …
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December 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece, Politics
The Ministry for Citizen Protection has banned public gatherings with four and more persons across Greece with an order valid form 5:00 a.m. on December 6 until midnight Sunday. The decision is justified for reasons of public health and as a precaution measure to prohibit the spread of the coronavirus. …
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November 13, 2020
Greece
Greek Police took a total of 92 people for questioning at the Police Directorate in Athens on Friday ahead of the celebrations for the anniversary of the students Uprising that are banned this year due to the coronavirus. 68 mostly probably students were taken from the Polytechnic School in downtown …
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November 15, 2018
Very Mix
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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September 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
The coward and cold-blooded murder of a young Greek rapper. A mother patiently waiting for justice to prevail, counting the days, the months, the years. A big trial with huge files of material and dozens of defendants. A trial that has been going on since 2015. A political party of …
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July 7, 2018
Very Mix
One year after the brutal murder of 22-year-old US national, Bakari Henderson, outside a bar on the island of Zakynthos, his family still awaits justice. Henderson from Austin, Texas, had just graduated from college and hes was spending vacations on the island in the Ionian Sea together with friends. On …
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July 5, 2018
Editor
5. July 2015 – The day when Greeks lost their innocence. On this Sunday on 5. July 2015, Greeks are called to the ballot boxes. They have to decide whether they accept the agreement imposed by the country’s European creditors. They have to tick just YES or NO. The referendum …
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May 17, 2017
Archeology
Google doodle marks the 115th anniversary of the discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism. The mechanism invented in ancient Greece between estimated 150 BC and 80 BC is considered to be the first analog computer. The Antikythera Mechanism tracked planetary positions, predicted lunar and solar eclipses, and even signaled the next …
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April 25, 2017
Uncategorized
Armenian protesters clashed with police outside the Turkish Consulate in downtown Thessaloniki on Monday evening. The tension started when a group of Armenian youth attempted to hang a memo at the entrance of the consulate. Greek authorities did not allow that, the angry protesters freaked out throwing objects to police, …
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December 6, 2016
Society
More than 3,000 policemen have been deployed in Athens ahead of the commemoration rallies for the anniversary of the killing of teenager boy Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman on December 6th 2008. High school and university students will hold commemoration gatherings at 12 o’ clock noon outside the Athens University …
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November 17, 2016
Politics
Families with their children, seniors with their own memories, young people, they all have been flocking to the Polytechnic School in downtown Athens to lay a carnation or a wreath in the memory of the students and workers who lost their lives during the Students’ uprising on November 17th 1973 …
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August 17, 2016
Politics
“Tomorrow is the anniversary! Tomorrow!” my aunt suddenly shouts as my cousin gives us a ride from a social obligation in the broader area of Piraeus. “What anniversary?” I ask and the aunt shoots back “The Block of Kokkinia!” I hear a tone of anticipation and even anger in her …
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December 6, 2015
Society
Several protest marches are scheduled for today Sunday on the 7th anniversary of the murder of teenager boy, Alexis Griogoropoulos by a police special guard. Greek police is on alert and more than 5,000 policemen are expected to safeguard that the protest marches do not end up in riots and …
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