2008 Greek riots
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The 2008 Greek riots started on 6 December 2008, when Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old Greek student, was killed by a special officer in Exarcheia district of central Athens. The killing of the
Clockwise, from top left: riot police face protesters; police move in to contain rioting civilians; a protester defies police; burned-out vans; an abandoned barricade; and protesters retreat from tear gas
Monument for Alexis Grigoropoulos, in Exarchia (Athens, 2023)
Two rioters in the streets of Athens
Rioters in Komotini
Anarchism in Greece
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Anarchism in Greece traces its roots to ancient Greece but was formed as a political movement during the 19th century. It was in the ancient era that the first libertarian thoughts appeared when philo
Greek Democracy was the first anarchist paper in Greece. Its slogan: "Revolution is the law of progress."
Bulgarian postcard depicting the arrest of Gemidzhii's living members, in Salonica, April 1903
Anti-authoritarian rally in 2003