Greece Riots

Greece and the Global Sixties

Tom Hayden | Posted 12.20.2009 | World


Tom Hayden

It's important to write Greece into the history of the Sixties, and all the countries of the global South who have been neglected due to the media's preference to obsess over music, marijuana, long hair, lost bras, and the end of innocence.

Greek Youths Riot In Athens For 2nd Day

AP | NICHOLAS PAPHITIS | Posted 12.07.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Masked youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police who responded with tear gas Monday in a secon...

Violence Erupts On Greek Riot Anniversary

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 12.07.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Masked youths hurled firebombs and chunks of marble at police during a march in Athens on Sunday to mark the first anniversary ...

Greek Youths Throw Fire Bombs At Police

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 01.18.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Masked youths set up burning barricades and threw fire bombs and chunks of marble at riot police Thursday, after a protest marc...

Greek Youths Break Into State TV Center, Broadcast Protest Message

Huffington Post | Posted 01.16.2009 | World


***UPDATE*** 6:25PM Fox News reports that rioters in Greece are using lasers to combat police: A gang of masked protesters attacked the Greek riot po...

Greek Protests Enter Week Two: Thousands Surround Athens Police HQ (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


Youths protested outside of Athens' main police headquarters on Monday, pelting riot police with flour and other objects to protest the shooting death...

Greece Riots: All You Need To Know (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


Greece has been rocked by riots and protests for the past seven days. They have caused the worst destruction in 25 years sparked by a controversial s...

Greek Prime Minister Calls For An End To 'Acts Of Blind Violence'

Athens News Agency | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA - M. Spinthourakis) Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, on Friday, said he was satisfied with the decisions reached by European leader...

Unrest Spreads Across Europe, Greece Riots Could Be Trigger

AP | PAUL HAVEN | Posted 01.11.2009 | World


MADRID, Spain — The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for...

GREECE RIOTS: 10,000 Strike Economic Policies As Fresh Clashes Break Out

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Five days of rioting that saw bands of youths marauding through the streets has shocked a generally tolerant Greek public and l...

Greece Update: Riots Break Out During Teen's Funeral, Opposition Leader Calls For Early Elections

AP | NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


ATHEN, Greece — Masked youths and looters marauded through Greek cities for a fourth night Tuesday, in an explosion of rage triggered by the pol...

Greek Airports Will Strike As Riots Continue

Telegraph | Oliver Smith | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Hundreds of flights to and from Greece have been cancelled ahead of a 24-hour strike by air traffic controllers. The planned walk-out follows a thi...

Riots In Greece Out Of Control, Worst Destruction In Decades

Ekathimerini.com | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Destruction in central Athens reached levels not seen for decades as rioting that followed the shooting of a 15-year-old boy by a police officer conti...

Massive Riots Cripple Greece's Main Cities

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


ATHENS, Greece — Gangs of youths smashed their way through central Athens and Thessaloniki on Monday, torching stores and buildings after the fa...