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 Thursday to disperse protesting high school students who have organized scores of school strikes in response to classroom overcrowding during the coronavirus pandemic. Recent localized outbreaks concerning health officials include a nursing home in central Athens where dozens of elderly residents being hospitalized, and at several villages outside of Athens where the transmission was linked to a funeral attended by about 200 people. Also Thursday, Greece’s Civil Protection Authority said it would hire 192 people on eight-month contracts to assist in efforts for coronavirus contact tracing and quarantine of positive cases.

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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 …

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

Associated Press  

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. The fierce clashes erupted hours after opposition parties challenged Greece’s center-right government with a no-confidence motion in parliament. The censure motion — …

Greece: Riots erupt in Athens, Thessaloniki on second anniversary of deadliest 2023 train accident
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Greece: Riots erupt in Athens, Thessaloniki on second anniversary of deadliest 2023 train accident

Live Mint  

Clashes erupted in Athens and other parts of Greece on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Greeks protested on the second anniversary of the country's deadliest train accident. Blaming the government for the train accident and calling it a murder, the protesters said the government has not done anything to get justice. Greece's second city, Thessaloniki, also witnessed clashes, where …

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill
4 months ago

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill

China Daily  

Protesters march past Greece's parliament in Athens on Wednesday during a 24-hour general strike. REUTERS The Greek government has vowed to tackle industrial unrest that brought the nation to its knees on Wednesday, when a general strike paralyzed cities and drew thousands onto the streets in mass protests that coincided with the country unveiling its 2025 budget. But workers want …

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill
4 months ago

Striking unions bring Greece to standstill

China Daily  

Protesters march past Greece's parliament in Athens on Wednesday during a 24-hour general strike. REUTERS The Greek government has vowed to tackle industrial unrest that brought the nation to its knees on Wednesday, when a general strike paralyzed cities and drew thousands onto the streets in mass protests that coincided with the country unveiling its 2025 budget. But workers want …

Thousands in Greece strike to protest soaring living costs
4 months ago

Thousands in Greece strike to protest soaring living costs

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Athens and other Greek cities as a 24-hour general strike to protest against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of Greece’s transport network. About 15,000 people marched in the capital on Wednesday while another 4,000 demonstrated in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, police said. The Greek …

Thousands march through Athens to mark 50 years since a student uprising was crushed by dictatorship
1 year, 4 months ago

Thousands march through Athens to mark 50 years since a student uprising was crushed by dictatorship

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — More than 25,000 people marched through central Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a pro-democracy student uprising that was violently put down by the military dictatorship ruling Greece in 1973. The demonstration was peaceful, although minor rioting broke out at a university campus in another part of the capital after a few dozen youths …

New protests in Greece over Roma youth’s fatal shooting by police following car chase
1 year, 4 months ago

New protests in Greece over Roma youth’s fatal shooting by police following car chase

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — New protests broke out Wednesday in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, over the fatal shooting of a Roma youth during a weekend altercation with police following a car chase. A main highway in the Greek capital was briefly closed to traffic after Roma youths lit fires and threw stones at police. Police said the shooting occurred …

Thousands rally in new Greece protests over train crash
2 years ago

Thousands rally in new Greece protests over train crash

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators demand punishment for those responsible for a train collision that killed 57 people. Thousands of people have rallied in central Athens to protest over Greece’s deadliest rail disaster, which killed dozens of people last month. The demonstrators expressed anger over safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network and demanded punishment for those responsible for the head-on collision between a passenger …

Demonstrators, police clash as Greece train crash protests resume
2 years ago

Demonstrators, police clash as Greece train crash protests resume

Al Jazeera  

Protesters clashed with police in front of the Greek parliament in Athens amid continuing demonstrations against the government. Clashes have erupted between police and a group of demonstrators outside the Greek parliament in Athens on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece’s deadliest train crash in living memory. Police said 12,000 people had …

Train crash wreckage scoured as anger rises across Greece
2 years ago

Train crash wreckage scoured as anger rises across Greece

Al Jazeera  

Government accused of rail safety failures, as several Greeks wait to hear if their relatives are among victims. Thousands of Greek students are protesting for a third consecutive day as anger mounts after the country’s worst train tragedy, in which at least 57 people died. Authorities suggested “human error” to explain the train collision, in which two carriages were demolished …

Greece: Protests over teenager’s shooting in police chase
2 years, 3 months ago

Greece: Protests over teenager’s shooting in police chase

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Violent protests broke out in Greece’s second-largest city over the police shooting Monday of a Roma teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a gas station and drove off without paying. Several hundred people also took part in a peaceful protest march in central Athens over the teen’s shooting as well as a past incident in …

Violent protest in Greece over planned campus police force
2 years, 9 months ago

Violent protest in Greece over planned campus police force

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 Riot police in this northern …

Greece: Protesting hospital workers clash with police
2 years, 11 months ago

Greece: Protesting hospital workers clash with police

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Protesting Greek health care workers clashed with police outside parliament during a demonstration in Athens Wednesday against proposed hospital reforms. Lawmakers are debating proposed health care reforms that include new guidelines to recognize the tenure of doctors and nurses who have worked abroad. Health care unions have staged frequent protests during the pandemic, arguing that not enough …

Plan to vaccinate teens triggers large protests in Greece
3 years, 8 months ago

Plan to vaccinate teens triggers large protests in Greece

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 Thousands of anti-vaccine demonstrators gathered …

Greece: Public workers strike over proposed labor law
3 years, 9 months ago

Greece: Public workers strike over proposed labor law

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 A 24-hour strike in Greece …

Greek Police, Protesters Clash In Athens Suburb
4 years ago

Greek Police, Protesters Clash In Athens Suburb

News 18  

Greek police clashed with more than 500 protesters in an Athens suburb on Sunday evening, using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd. In an announcement, police say that a motorcycle patrol went to suburb Nea Smyrnis main square just before 3 p.m. Sunday to investigate multiple reports of violations of lockdown measures and that they were set …

Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law
4 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of students rally in Greece against new police law

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 More than 5,000 university students …

Greece: Dozens arrested in clashes over campus security law
4 years, 1 month ago

Greece: Dozens arrested in clashes over campus security law

The Independent  

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Greek police clash with protesters over campus police plan
4 years, 2 months ago

Greek police clash with protesters over campus police plan

The Independent  

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Thousands of police deploy on Greek uprising anniversary
4 years, 4 months ago

Thousands of police deploy on Greek uprising anniversary

The Independent  

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Greek PM appeals for restraint during uprising anniversary
4 years, 4 months ago

Greek PM appeals for restraint during uprising anniversary

The Independent  

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Greek civil servants walk off job in 24-hour strike
4 years, 5 months ago

Greek civil servants walk off job in 24-hour strike

The Independent  

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Greek teachers object to livestreaming classes
4 years, 10 months ago

Greek teachers object to livestreaming classes

India Today  

A national teachers' union in Greece says a government decision to livestream school classes could violate children's privacy rights and should be revised. Teachers not happy with livestreaming Stelios Petsas, a government spokesman, said the online class coverage would remain in effect, noting that the Greek independent Data Protection Authority "had been consulted and provided written consent". Greece's Covid-19 death …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

World Focus: Greece running out of patience with anarchy
15 years, 3 months ago

World Focus: Greece running out of patience with anarchy

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. But among the legacies of the Polytechnic uprising are …

Greece tense for boy’s funeral
16 years, 3 months ago

Greece tense for boy’s funeral

Al Jazeera  

Fears of fourth day of violence as mourners prepare for funeral of teenager shot by police. “If yesterday’s events are anything to go by, we will probably be seeing scattered skirmishes throughout the day between anarchist groups and police,” Al Jazeera’s Nicole Itano, reporting in Athens, said. This anger is both among the hardcore anti-establishment groups who are causing most …

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