New Democracy(ND)
Braving police restrictions, Greeks honor Alexandros Grigoropoulos
12 years ago, on December 6, 2008, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old school student was shot and killed in Athens by two special guards of the Greek police
Greek protestors face police repression on anniversery of Polytechnic Uprising
Hundreds of protestors in Greece were met with the riot police and dozens arrested as they commemorated the 47th anniversary of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising
Defying police deployment, Greeks commemorate 47th anniversary of Polytechnic uprising
The Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973 was a key moment in the resistance to the right-wing junta that then ruled Greece. This year, the New Democracy government had tried to ban commemorative gatherings citing COVID-19
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