Protests

Ljubljana – The Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities rejected on Wednesday all opposition-sponsored proposals regarding police procedures against students and their parents who protested in support of the reopening of schools.

Ljubljana – The Legal Network for the Protection of Democracy, a group providing legal support to individuals and NGOs facing prosecution for non-violet public actions, described as inaccurate a claim made by Interior Minister Aleš Hojs in an interview with the STA that protests were not banned in Slovenia.

Police confirmed today that they fired rubber bullets, for the first time since protests began last year.
Clashes broke out on Sunday, with police using tear gas and water cannons against protesters marching towards a military base in Bangkok, asking King Maha Vajiralongkorn to stop issuing direct orders to the army, Reuters reported.

At least 30 people were detained by Greek riot police in central Athens on Wednesday during a protest against an education reform bill that is being debated in Parliament.

A group of protesters clashed with riot police who sprayed tear gas against them in Propylaea where about 3,000 to 4,000 people had gathered earlier before marching towards the Parliament building.

Protesters clashed with riot police in Athens and Thessaloniki on Thursday during two marches to protest against a draft bill of the Education Ministry that will bring changes to tertiary education.

The students protested against the bill for the Universities with the main point of reaction being the establishment of a university police

The students protested against the bill for the Universities with the main point of reaction being the establishment of a university police

The hunger strike by convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, which began on January 8, has activated anti-establishment groups in a show of solidarity with the hitman of the now-defunct November 17 organization.

Police have used tear gas to disperse crowds at a rally in Athens organized to protest plans to set up a state security division at university campuses.

Mass gatherings are banned under current lockdown rules imposed because of the pandemic, but members and supporters of student and left-wing groups joined a rally Thursday near parliament in central Athens.

Police have detained five people during a small protest outside Maximos Mansion on Wednesday over the closure of the food service sector due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Some protesters held a banner reading "We are hungry."

The five were led to Syntagma police station.

No more information was immediately available.