Tag Archives: anti-austerity

All the Greek police officers on trial for charges of excessive use of violence and tear gas  against anti-austerity protests on 28. and 29. June 2011 have been found not guilty. The One-Member First Instance Court in Athens ruled on Wednesday that all 18 police officers were not guilty. The …

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Rioters wearing hoods started to throw molotov cocktail bombs at riot police during anti-austerity protest in downtown Athens. The cocktail bombs however landed also among the private and public sector protesters who had gathered outside the Parliament on Sunday afternoon. Within minutes, the peaceful protesters were dispersed trying to seek …

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Varoufakis’ fans get ready! The ex finance minister is preparing to launch a European movement that will develop into a political party. Yanis Varoufakis will push for a Pan-Εuropean network for fight austerity. Instead of running for the upcoming elections, he will put his energy into political action on European …

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Thousands of people in Greece and other European cities took to the streets to protest austerity measures and support the Greek government in its debt negotiations with its lenders. “Down with austerity”, “Let Greece breathe” were the main slogans shouted by old and young. In Athens more than 20,000 people …

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When was the last time you saw Greeks protesting in support of  the government? Exactly this is happening right now outside the Parliament with crowds of people flocking to Syntagma Square and raise their voice against the decision of the European Central Bank, to stop accepting Greek bonds as collateral …

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Loukanikos, the famous riot dog of Athens has apparently passed away. According to newspaper Avgi Online, the famous four-legged passed away already last May. He was a little over ten years old. Loukanikos became famous and gains admirers all over the world when he ‘led’ the anti-austerity protests in Athens. …

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The riots have been moved in the extended area of Syntagma and outside the Athens University. Alpha TV and several Greek websites reported that rioters set the Starbucks cafe near the University (Korai Str) on fire. The rioters have reportedly started to destroy the windoes of several banks in the area. …

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