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Police clear anarchist squats in Athens
A large police operation to evacuate three buildings in the central Athens district of Koukaki squatted by self-styled anarchists got underway on Wednesday morning.
Officers entered the buildings, located on the streets of Matrozou, Panaitoliou and Arvali, at 7 a.m.
Reports said two people were detained during the operation.
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Police clear fourth squat in Exarcheia
More than 100 refugees and migrants were evicted by police from a building in the Exarchia district, central Athens, on Tuesday morning, the state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.
The squat, known as "Clandestina" and located on Bouboulinas 42 street, had been evacuated again back in April this year. A few days later, the squatters returned.
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University building defaced by vandals
The authorities' decision to evacuate a building owned by the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in central Athens that had been occupied by squatters for about 13 years on Saturday has sparked clashes between riot police and self-styled anarchists who use the campus as a base from which to launch attacks.
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Police evacuate second squat in central Athens
Police raided a second building housing migrants in central Athens on Thursday, following the evacuation of another property next door.
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Police raid squat in central Athens
A large police operation to evacuate a building in downtown Athens squatted mostly by migrant families got underway on Thursday morning, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.
Officers entered the building, located at the junction of Sourmeli, Acharnon and Mayer, near Vathi square, shortly after 6 a.m.
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Anarchists attack Greek consulate in Nantes
A group of self-proclaimed anarchists smashed the glass entrance of the Greek Consulate in the French city of Nantes, to protest the police operation in the Athenian district of Exarchia this week in which they removed squatters from abandoned buildings.
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Clashes between anarchists, riot police in Exarchia
Seven people were temporarily detained late Thursday night in clashes with riot police in the central Athenian district of Exarchia.
Greek police sweeps in Exarchia set to intensify
The Greek Police (ELAS) appears determined to continue conducting sweeps in Exarchia in a bid to combat drug trafficking and squatting in this run-down central district of Athens.
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Police to establish discreet presence in Exarchia
The police intend to continue conducting sweeps in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia and to establish a more permanent presence there in a bid to tackle lawlessness in the area.
"Our aim is to make our presence felt without creating the impression of a neighborhood dominated by police," a Citizens' Protection Ministry official told Kathimerini.
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Bakoyannis confronted by self-styled anarchists in Petralona
New Democracy-backed Athens mayor candidate Costas Bakoyannis was late Tuesday confronted by self-styled anarchists while he was having a dinner meeting with municipal candidates at a restaurant in the Athens neighborhood of Petralona.