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Violence in central Athens as 'anti-state' groups move against miners' rally
Clashes brought out in central Athens on Thursday afternoon when so-called "anti-state" activists moved towards rally by several thousand miners and supporters in Athens to demonstrate in favor of the investment.
Anarchists attack police with petrol bombs after Athens demo
Rioting youths have clashed with Greek police in central Athens, damaging vehicles and property, following a demonstration by hundreds of anarchists seeking the abolition of a maximum security prison.
Trial of Grigoropoulos killers postponed
The appeals trial of former police officers Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis, who were convicted for the murder of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in Exarchia, central Athens, in December 2008, was postponed on Wednesday.
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New dividing line appears in the heart of Athens
By Harry van Versendaal
?The only good thing about graffiti is that it pisses off the liberals. Which is good enough, I suppose.?
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Varoufakis attacked by anarchists while dining in Athens
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said he and his wife came under attack by anarchists while dining in a central Athens restaurant.
In a statement Wednesday, Varoufakis said he and his wife were in the Exarchia district, a neighborhood popular with extreme leftists and anarchists, Tuesday night when a group barged into the restaurant.
About last night: The anti-govt tide is growing (photos + videos)
The government crash test took place last night at Exarheia in Athens, known as a cesspool of anarchy, when riots broke out in protest against the government's agreement with the Eurogroup following the presentation of Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' reforms list.
Greek police enter Athens University grounds, ending 19-day sitin
Police entered the administrative headquarters of Athens University on Friday morning and arrested 14 anti-establishment protesters, ending a 19-day sitin of the institution that had unsettled the government and fueled political tensions.
Capital's closed stores started to show signs of revival
By Dimitra Manifava
Fewer commercial stores shut down in the center of Athens and other popular shopping districts around the city in 2014 than in 2013, but about three in every 10 remain without a tenant, while this rate is even higher in certain central streets.
Six released in Thessaloniki over riot charges
Six people who were detained in connection with violent clashes in Thessaloniki last Saturday on the sidelines of a demonstration marking the anniversary of the police killing of a teenager in central Athens were released Tuesday after facing a prosecutor.
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Greek police clash with protesters in central Athens
Greek police fired teargas and used a water cannon to disperse protesters who hurled petrol bombs at police and set alight bank ATMs and garbage cans in central Athens on Saturday, police said.