Anarchy erupts in Greece as austerity bites
13 years, 11 months ago

Anarchy erupts in Greece as austerity bites

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The state's attempt to start work on a planned landfill site on a nearby hillside in December caused locals to set fire to construction vehicles and erect massive roadblocks on a road that bypasses the town and runs to the capital. In nearby streets, gaggles of teenage girls, cut lemons held to their noses to ward off tear gas, mingled with young men in balaclavas, stocking up on rocks to throw at police. A government spokesman, Giorgos Petalotis, condemned the violence, and said the government had no intention of abandoning its plans to build the landfill site, which it said would ease problems at Athens's single rubbish dump.

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Violence erupts during protests in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Violence erupts during protests in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities Friday, as protesters hurled gasoline bombs and flares outside parliament, during a censure motion debate against the government over its handling of a deadly rail disaster two years ago. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at the violent protesters and used water cannons when the clashes broke out …

Protests turn violent as Greece's government battles censure motion over deadly train crash
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Protests turn violent as Greece's government battles censure motion over deadly train crash

Hindustan Times  

ATHENS, Greece — Protesters launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament late Wednesday, in renewed nationwide protests calling for politicians to be held accountable for a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives. Protests turn violent as Greece's government battles censure motion over deadly train crash Scores of youths set fire to trash bins in …

Greece: Violence at school rally, concern over nursing home
4 years, 5 months ago

Greece: Violence at school rally, concern over nursing home

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greek police used tear gas …

Inside Greece’s resurgent anarchist movement
9 years, 3 months ago

Inside Greece’s resurgent anarchist movement

Al Jazeera  

We go inside Greece’s resurgent anarchist movement as it seeks to show that it is about more than just violence. The event was raising money for, among other things, the construction of a free anarchist-run health centre, one of a growing number of social projects being instigated by anarchist and ‘autonomist’ groups across Athens. “Unfortunately we need money for all …

Violence in Greece over austerity
12 years, 5 months ago

Violence in Greece over austerity

The Hindu  

Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in central Athens on Wednesday after an anti-government rally as part of a general strike in Greece turned violent. About 50,000 people joined the union-organised march in central Athens on Wednesday, held during a general strike against new austerity measures planned in the crisis-hit country. As the strike got under way …

Tear Gas, Rocks Fly At Anti-Austerity Protest In Athens
12 years, 5 months ago

Tear Gas, Rocks Fly At Anti-Austerity Protest In Athens

NPR  

Tear Gas, Rocks Fly At Anti-Austerity Protest In Athens Enlarge this image toggle caption John Kolesidis/Reuters /Landov John Kolesidis/Reuters /Landov Riot police in Athens have fired tear gas at protesters who in turn have been lobbing stones and petrol bombs in one of the largest anti-austerity demonstrations to hit the Greek capital in months. Some, says Joanna, are wearing "chains …

Greeks clean up after riots against austerity vote
13 years, 1 month ago

Greeks clean up after riots against austerity vote

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens on Monday following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy. The vote paves the way for Greece's international creditors to release 130 billion euros in new rescue loans to …

Greeks Clash With Police Over Latest Austerity Measures
13 years, 1 month ago

Greeks Clash With Police Over Latest Austerity Measures

NPR  

Greeks Clash With Police Over Latest Austerity Measures Enlarge this image toggle caption Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images It was the calm after the storm in Athens today after a night of riots sparked by a new round of painful austerity measures. Enlarge this image toggle caption Milos Bicanski/Getty Images Milos Bicanski/Getty Images The new measures passed by Parliament …

Greek Protests Against Austerity Turns Violent
13 years, 5 months ago

Greek Protests Against Austerity Turns Violent

India TV News  

Athens, Oct 19: Furious protesters hurled homemade firebombs, rocks and garbage at police in Athens on Wednesday, as Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on a new batch of budget cuts necessary to stave off a government default. Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on Athens' main square to show their opposition to the austerity plan, chanting: "We can't bleed any …

Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash With Police In Greece
13 years, 9 months ago

Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash With Police In Greece

India TV News  

Athens, Jun 15: Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police in central Athens Wednesday as a major anti-austerity rally degenerated into violence outside Parliament, where the struggling government was to seek support for new cutbacks to avoid a disastrous default. Wednesday's violence adds public pressure on the government at a time when Prime Minister George Papandreou also faces a party …

Violence spikes in Greek rebel town
13 years, 11 months ago

Violence spikes in Greek rebel town

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The state's attempt to start work on a planned …

Greek police break up blockade of Acropolis
14 years, 5 months ago

Greek police break up blockade of Acropolis

The Hindu  

Riot police used tear gas to break up hundreds of demonstrators barricading Greece’s most famous site, the Acropolis, for the second straight day on Thursday in an ongoing dispute with the government over back wages and worker layoffs. Riot police had surrounded the entrance of the Acropolis following a court order and eventually dispersed the protesters using tear gas. The …

Greek riot police clash with protesters in Athens
14 years, 8 months ago

Greek riot police clash with protesters in Athens

The Hindu  

Greek riot police clashed with protesters marching through the capital Athens on Tuesday against government austerity measures. Riot police, wielding batons, fired tear gas at groups of stone—throwing protesters in front of parliament while thousands of striking private and public sector workers tried to run for cover. Greek workers disrupted rail and road transport and shut down public services across …

Clashes at Greek protests
15 years, 1 month ago

Clashes at Greek protests

The Hindu  

Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in Athens after some 50,000 people finished a peaceful march against cutbacks intended to fix the country's debt crisis. Windows were smashed at the Finance Ministry's General Accounting Office, which has been accused by the European Union of slipshod statistics-keeping that made the financial crisis worse. Labour unions organised the protest march …

Athens burns again on riot anniversary
15 years, 3 months ago

Athens burns again on riot anniversary

The Independent  

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