Greek anarchists march against police and banks

 Over 1,000 Greek anarchists marched to protest proposed laws stiffening sentences against masked protesters caught damaging property and attacking police. Another proposed measure is the lifting of asylum laws that ban police from entering Greek universities.
The rally, held on April 28, began at a parking lot turned park on Navarino Street in the Exarchia [...]

Greek anarchists demand release of prisoners from December riots

Several hundred Greek anarchists marched on Korydallos prison in western Athens on Saturday, April 11, 2009 to demand the release of dozens of prisoners who were arrested during the December riots.
The protestors gathered at Liberty Square just a few blocks away from the prison. From there they marched down the narrow [...]

Push to remove police ban from Greek universities strikes a nerve with political activists

About 1000 people showed up at Athens University to protest against proposed changes to a law that bans police from entering university campuses.
After the December riots and continued social unrest, the Greek government has been trying to crack down on unruly protesters. The government says a small group of extremists [...]

Greek dairy farmers give milk away in downtown Athens to protest low prices

Greek dairy farmers handed out thousands of bottles of free milk in downtown Athens on Monday, April 6, 2009. About 100 farmers stood by Syntagma Square and handed out bottles to surprised motorists and pedestrians.
The farmers argue that they are paid about 0.30 cents per litre of milk while the supermarket [...]

Anti-NATO protest in Athens, Greece

While anti-NATO protestors were getting tear gassed in Strasbourg, France, the site of the NATO summit to mark the organization’s 60th anniversary, protestors carried out a peaceful anit-NATO rally in Athens, Greece.
About 700 people participated including members of the country’s left-wing movement along with radicals and anarchists.
The march began at Athens [...]

Greek farmers bring protest to parliament

Farmers held a protest at the Greek parliament weeks after they blocked roads across Greece with their tractors. They are demanding government assistance. Without it, farmers say they will go out of business as prices drop and expenses such as gas and fertilizer increases. The farmers promised more protests in the [...]

Greek textile workers protest in downtown Athens

About 100 textile workers from a shuttered Greek factory, Lanara, pitched tents and camped out in front of the Finance Ministry in downtown Athens. The workers say they were laid off with unpaid wages and without severance. They also complain the government failed to hold the company, Lanarca, accountable after it [...]