November 24, 2014
Refugees, Very Mix
Two men and two women, one of them pregnant, collapsed on Monday, on the second day of their hunger strike outside the Greek Parliament in downtown Athens. All four have been transferred to public hospitals. Several men and women, refugees from civil war-hit Syria, closed their lips with tape and …
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November 20, 2014
Culture
Passengers in Athens Airport Eleftherios Venizelos had the opportunity to participate in so-called “interactive referendum” and vote YES or NO for the Return of The Parthenon Marbles. The application screens are place in four spots in Arrivals (one) and Departures (three) halls of Athens International Airport. “Are you in …
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November 18, 2014
Society
Several men of a squad of riot policemen a young man by the t-shirt and beat him up. The man shouts that he works at the kiosk. The policemen do not seem to care about this fact, that the man and a woman are kiosk employees and not protesters against …
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November 18, 2014
Society
Greek riot police allegedly beat up a German student on Erasmus exchange program. The student,Nils, uploaded a picture of his blood covered face on his Facebook profile and described his horror experience with the police while in Athens on November 17th 2014. Reason for him beaten up by police? Standing …
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November 17, 2014
Society
Greek police beat one female photo reporter and a male journalist covering the raid in Exarxeia district of Athens. According to reports, riot police beat the photo-reporter on the back and pulled her by the hair, while she was covering the rally to the US Embassy tonight. A little later, …
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November 17, 2014
Society
Amid tension in Greek universities and strong anti-austerity public sentiment the march to commemorate the dead and the Students’ Uprising of 1973 against the military dictatorship started at 3 pm. Seven thousand policemen in full equipment are said to be on alert, as thousands of students, workers, unemployed, young and …
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November 17, 2014
Society
UPDATE: as of 9:30 pm four metro stations are open to the public, except for <Panepistimio> that remains closed by the police, apparently due to the incidents in Exarchia. Greek Police closes five metro stations in downtown Athens due to the protest march on November 17th 2014. Metro station …
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November 14, 2014
Society
Clashes between armed riot police and unarmed students, batons landing on heads and back bones, teargas and garbage bins set on fire were the features of the tension scenery on Thursday night that took place in downtown Athens, near Omonia square. One Photo reporter was attacked by police and injured, …
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November 13, 2014
Society
Two students were injured Thursday morning when riot police forces moved to hinder protesting students from entering the Law University in downtown Athens. According to media and websites, police used teargas and violence. One student was injured in the head, the other has injuries in the head, the face and …
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November 7, 2014
Very Mix
An unknown organization calling itself “Anarchist group of anticapitalist action – Black Sundays, Red nights” has claimed responsibility for an arson attack on the offices of the free press weekly newspaper Athens Voice. The group accused the free press of creating “apolitical masses” and claimed that Athens Voice was contributing …
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November 4, 2014
Society
Unprecedented! A ticket controller slapped a woman in the face after he found out that the jobless had no valid ticket with her. The incident occurred at the Metro station Omonia in downtown Athens. The attacker and the victim turned to the nearest police station but the woman was not …
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October 29, 2014
Politics
Greece’ Education and Religion Minister Andreas Loverdos ordered an internal inquiry for reasons in order to find out the responsible who failed to inform him that he had to attend the festive Church Mass during the National Ochi Day. According to Greek media, the priests at the the Church of …
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October 24, 2014
Very Mix
The absolute chaos! Main roads turn into rivers and lakes with floating vehicles and garbage bins. Homes and shops are flooded, while the fire brigades received more than 300 calls to pump water. It took two to three heavy rain showers to mutate the streets in several suburbs in Athens …
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October 23, 2014
Very Mix
UPDATE: The French who was found by the police wandering in Glyfada a couple of days ago, was reconnected with her family. According to a statement issued by Silver Alert, the reconnection was done with the aid of the French Consulate in Athens. The name of the woman is given …
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October 22, 2014
Very Mix
Passengers of Athens Metro Line 2 experienced the blankest horror when the wagons stopped in an underground tunnel due to mechanical failure. The light in the wagons went off, with the passengers first waiting patiently. When time passed and nothing happened, panic broke among the dozens of people commuting to …
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October 20, 2014
Society
Squeezed between steering wheel, handbrake, door and dashboard, Katerina reads in her history book, takes notes for school. Next to her, on the driver’s seat, cat Eddy stares right in the camera lens. It may look like a cute snapshot on a sunny day, if it wasn’t for a sad …
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October 16, 2014
Very Mix
After a glamorously successful visit in Athens, Amal Alamuddin-Clooney is to board on a plane and leave behind the birthplace of civilization and the flashlights showers. Mrs Clooney’s 3-day visit was crowned with numerous lunches and dinners and meetings with the highest representatives of the political and business world. WOW …
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October 14, 2014
Very Mix
Reporters follow every step of hers and flashlights capture a hand shake, a smile or a glimpse of a wink. Whether she meets with local authorities, tours ancient sites in Athens or pushes away a strain of her hair, reporters are always there to capture the moment and inform the …
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October 14, 2014
Society
UPDATE The work stoppage has been cancelled! Workers at Athens metro, tram and urban train ISAP (HSAP) will launch a work stoppage on Wednesday, October 15th 2014. The work stoppage will begin at 12 o’ clock noon and will last until 4 pm.
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October 9, 2014
Very Mix
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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