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Olympic flame passes through Athenes' Acropolis

After nearly 3,000 kms, the Olympic Torch arrived to Athens this evening. It will spend the night at the Acropolis then will be officially handover...

by Art Widak in Greece on 17/05/2012

Politics

Internet driven protest against mainstream media channel - Athens

Protesters have gathered outside Greece’s oldest mainstream media channel “Mega TV” accusing it of propaganda tactics, news framing, corruption and...

by Kostas Mavk in Greece on 16/05/2012

Politics

Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens

Citizens protest outside the offices of the MEGA TV station, a major station in Greece known for being governmentaly driven in displaying propaganda...

by Stathis Kalligeris in Greece on 16/05/2012

17/05/2012 - Olympic flame passes through Athenes' Acropolis - Greece - After nearly 3,000 kms, the Olympic...
16/05/2012 - Internet driven protest against mainstream media channel - Athens - Greece - Protesters have gathered outside Greece...
16/05/2012 - Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens - Greece - Citizens protest outside the offices of...
16/05/2012 - Olympic flame stops at the Acropolis on it's way to London - Greece - The Olympic flame arrives at the...
16/05/2012 - Student elections in Greece - Greece - Student elections in Greece are a...
15/05/2012 - Failure to form a government prompts new elections for Greece - Athens - Greece - Political leaders met with the Greek...
14/05/2012 - Thessaloniki welcomes Olympic Torch - Greece - Thessaloniki held a small ceremony near...
14/05/2012 - Veria Bike Festival precedes passage of Olympic Torch - Greece - Over 500 participants of all ages, but...
13/05/2012 - The arrival of the Olympic flame in Thessaloniki - Greece - The arrival of the Olympic flame in...
13/05/2012 - The 2012 Olympic flame arrives in Thessaloniki - Greece - Greece - The Olympic flame arrives in...

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Olympic flame passes through Athenes' Acropolis

Sports

Olympic flame passes through Athenes' Acropolis

After nearly 3,000 kms, the Olympic Torch arrived to Athens this evening. It will spend the night at the Acropolis then will be officially handover to the British Official tomorrow even...
by Art Widak, on 17th of May 2012
Internet driven protest against mainstream media channel - Athens

Politics

Internet driven protest against mainstream media channe...

Protesters have gathered outside Greece’s oldest mainstream media channel “Mega TV” accusing it of propaganda tactics, news framing, corruption and distorting events and videos. Despite...
by Kostas Mavk, on 16th of May 2012
Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens

Politics

Citizens peacefully protest outside MEGA TV - Athens

Citizens protest outside the offices of the MEGA TV station, a major station in Greece known for being governmentaly driven in displaying propaganda. A MEGA TV representative came to ta...
by Stathis Kalligeris, on 16th of May 2012
Olympic flame stops at the Acropolis on it's way to London

Sports

Olympic flame stops at the Acropolis on it's way to Lon...

The Olympic flame arrives at the Acropolis and will stay there until the morning, before it starts again on its long journey to London for the 2012 Olympic Games.
by Nikolas Georgiou, on 16th of May 2012
Student elections in Greece

Politics

Student elections in Greece

Student elections in Greece are a highly politicised process given that the parties in the Greek parliament have their own student sections in the universities.
by Alexandros Michailidis, on 16th of May 2012
Failure to form a government prompts new elections for Greece - Athens

Politics

Failure to form a government prompts new elections for ...

Political leaders met with the Greek President Karolos Papoulias on a last effort to form a government. Big differences in the way each party perceives the future of Greece prevented su...
by Nikolas Georgiou, on 15th of May 2012
Thessaloniki welcomes Olympic Torch

Sports

Thessaloniki welcomes Olympic Torch

Thessaloniki held a small ceremony near the famous 'White Tower' as the Olympic torch was carried through the city on the fourth day of the Greek tour en route to the 2012 Lon...
by Art Widak, on 14th of May 2012
Olympic flame passes through Veria - Greece

Sports

Olympic flame passes through Veria - Greece

On its way to Thessaloniki, the Olympic flame stopped for a short ceremony in Veria, the native city of the father of Demetrios Vikela. Vikela was the first president of the Internation...
by Art Widak, on 13th of May 2012
Veria Bike Festival precedes passage of Olympic Torch

Sports

Veria Bike Festival precedes passage of Olympic Torch

Over 500 participants of all ages, but mostly young, took part in the 6th Veria Bike Festival, a popular event that preceded the passage of the Olympic torch to Veria.
by Art Widak, on 14th of May 2012
The arrival of the Olympic flame in Thessaloniki

Sports

The arrival of the Olympic flame in Thessaloniki

The arrival of the Olympic flame in front of the White Tower in Thessaloniki. The Olympic Flame will travel to London where the Summer Games will take place from July 27-Aug. 12.
by Alexandros Michailidis, on 13th of May 2012
The 2012 Olympic flame arrives in Thessaloniki - Greece

Sports

The 2012 Olympic flame arrives in Thessaloniki - Greece

The Olympic flame arrives in Thessaloniki. The torchbearer, Yota Economou lit the altar in front of the city's symbol, the White Tower.
by Konstantinos Tsakalidis, on 13th of May 2012
Indignados protest in Athens

Politics

Indignados protest in Athens

Indignados protest on Syntagma Square during part of a day of action in many cities across the world celebrating the one year anniversary of the spontaneous birth of the 15M movement.
by Federico Scoppa, on 13th of May 2012
Demonstration against neo-nazis - Athens

Politics

Demonstration against neo-nazis - Athens

Greeks and immigrants protest against neonazis near Katechaki street.
by Federico Scoppa, on 13th of May 2012
Greeks read the mornings political developments

Politics

Greeks read the mornings political developments

After the failed attempt by Alexis Tsipras to form a government, its now Evangelos Venizelos turn to try to form a coalition. If he fails, June 17 is being discussed as the date for a s...
by Konstantinos Tsakalidis, on 11th of May 2012
Venizelos receives mandate to form a government- Athens

Politics

Venizelos receives mandate to form a government- Athens

After Alexis Tsipras returned the exploratory mandate to form a government to the Greek President Karolos Papoulias, it was Venizelos turn to receive it.
by Nikolas Georgiou, on 10th of May 2012
Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the “London 2012” Olympic Games

Politics

Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the “London 2012” O...

London 2012 Olympic flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony at the Hera Temple of Ancient Olympia for the “London 2012” Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame will travel to the O...
by Menelaos Mich, on 10th of May 2012
Alexis Tsipras receives exploratory mandate to form government

Politics

Alexis Tsipras receives exploratory mandate to form gov...

Alexis Tsipras, leader of SYRIZA, is received by the Greek President C. Papoulias to form a government. The mandate is valid for three days. Mr Tsipras will seek cooperation with other ...
by Nikolas Georgiou, on 8th of May 2012
Greece's Syriza Party set to form Government‎ - Athens

Politics

Greece's Syriza Party set to form Government‎ - Athens...

Syriza leader Alexis Tsiparas at the Greek presidential palace to meet president Carolos Papoulias. Mr. Syriza has been given three days to form a government.
by Federico Scoppa, on 8th of May 2012
Celebrations follow announcement of Greek election results

Politics

Celebrations follow announcement of Greek election resu...

Greek Radical Left Party (SYRIZA) leaders and supporters celebrated their big number of votes in Greek elections. While extreme far-right supporters of the Golden Dawn Party celebrated ...
by epoca libera, on 7th of May 2012
Syriza takes second place at Greek elections - Athens

Politics

Syriza takes second place at Greek elections - Athens

Syriza coalition is the main beneficiary of the 2012 parliamentary elections in Greece after taking second position displacing PASOK.
by Socrates Baltagiannis, on 6th of May 2012

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Hello Team - we've just put

Submitted by Ed Hadfield on Fri, 26/02/2010 - 12:20.

Hello Team - we've just put up a new hub to showcase your great work: http://www.demotix.com/greek-unrest.

Keep up the fantastic reporting & stay safe.
Ed

Yeah and with Orhan and

Submitted by apas pi on Sun, 06/12/2009 - 18:21.

Yeah and with Orhan and Teacherdude covered in Thessaloniki.. photos soon online.. (:

I covered the protest in

Submitted by endiaferon . on Sun, 06/12/2009 - 17:34.

I covered the protest in Athens

who will be covering the 6/12

Submitted by apas pi on Sun, 06/12/2009 - 01:22.

who will be covering the 6/12 protests about Alexandros Grigoropoulos?

THESSALONIKI - Private sector

Submitted by Wais B on Fri, 04/09/2009 - 12:13.

THESSALONIKI - Private sector umbrella union GSEE stages protest rally at Venizelos's statue, at 1530 GMT.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis holds speech at Thessaloniki International Trade Fair.

September 7:
ATHENS - Communist KKE party leader Aleka Papariga press conference on national elections, at the party's premises,
at 0900 GMT.