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Greek Police has banned any public outdoor gathering as of 21:00 on Friday (May 21) to 06:00 on Sunday (May 23) in central Athens, particularly around Omonia Square and Patission and Akadimias Streets, over concerns of football fan violence after a final Greek Cup match. “This particular ban is imposed …

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Opposition parties slammed the decision of the Greek government to ban public gatherings of more than 100 people when it comes to protests but not consumers crowding in commercial areas with the aim to shopping. Using the pandemic as pretext, the Chief of Greek Police issued a ban on public …

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Tear-gas and sound flares, chasing and bulling, stones and molotov cocktail bombs. The protest against the bill that limits rights to public gatherings started peacefully but soon turned downtown Athens into a battlefield on Thursday evening. With main slogans “No tolerance to the their plans,” and “the bill remains on …

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A New Democracy dream will soon come true. The Ministry of Citizen Protection submitted to Parliament a bill to take under control public gatherings. The bill stipulates the establishment of a “Directorate for the Prevention of Violence” , strict penalties and measures to restrict outdoor public gatherings and curb the …

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Greek police issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the ban of public gatherings in downtown Athens due to the visit of German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Public gatherings and marches will be banned from 9 a.m. in the morning until 8 p.m. in the evening ‘due to security measures,’ police …

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