Rouvikonas
Anti-establishment group hangs Tempe banner at Greek parliament
Approximately 20 individuals entered the courtyard of the Greek Parliament on Sunday afternoon, hanging banners concerning the Tempi rail crash, the country's deadliest rail accident. The collision in February 2023 resulted in the loss of 57 lives and left numerous others injured.
Energy regulator attacked by activist group
Members of the anarchist activist group Rouvikonas attacked the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) on Wednesday and damaged the authority's offices at Piraeus Street on Wednesday.
Specifically, 10 individuals entered through the building's main entrance and began vandalizing the walls and spray painting slogans.
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Activists throw fliers outside ex-transport minister’s home
Members of far-left activist group Rouvikonas ("Rubicon") threw fliers Sunday outside the home of former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis and posted the event, along with a statement, on their Facebook account.
The fliers read "Karamanlis, Minister of Crimes and Murders."
Anarchist group targets Agia Paraskevi city hall over police intervention
Members of self-styled anarchist group Rouvikonas on Thursday afternoon targeted the building housing the municipal authorities of Agia Paraskevi, northern Athens, to protest the police intervention in the town square on May 6 to disperse a crowd flouting a ban on gatherings.
Self-styled anarchists barge into Labor Minister’s office
Members of the anti-establishment group Rouvikonas (Greek for Rubicon) on Thursday barged into the office of Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis in the center of Athens shouting slogans and scattering fliers.
In a post on the anarchist Indymedia website, the group said the stunt was carried out in protest at the the government's new social security bill.
Government aims to toughen stance on Rouvikonas
Greece's conservative government plans to curb the activity of anarchist group Rouvikonas by introducing legislation that will reclassify certain misdemeanors as felonies.
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Gangsters on our doorstep
An intervention or an invasion? Attack, violation, illegality or a form of protest? A terrorist raid or "it's not a big deal, just some spraypaint on the walls"? Photographs of the slogans sprayed on the walls at the entrance of journalist Aris Portosalte's apartment building were one of the topics that dominated a debate on the internet on Friday.
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Anarchists barge into rector's office to protest honor for businessman
Members of the student arm of self-styled anarchist group Rouvikonas barged into the office of the rector of the University of Piraeus on Friday evening to protest a decision by the deanery to bestow an honorary doctorate on a businessman.
The assailants sprayed and painted slogans on the walls, while causing some damages.
Anarchists target Australian ambassador's house over deadly wildfires
Members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas on Saturday morning scattered flyers outside the home of the Australian Ambassador to Greece Arthur Spyrou in a bid to protest the Australian authorities' handling of fatal wildfires that have been ravaging the country in recent weeks.
The incident did not result in any vandalism as is frequently the case with stunts by the group.
Anarchist group targets house of OTE executive
Members of anarchist group Rouvikonas sprayed slogans on the wall of the house of the chairman and chief executive officer of Greek telecoms operator OTE Michael Tsamaz in the northern suburb of Melissia, late Wednesday night.
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