Athens Protests

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  Tens Of Thousands Of Greeks Protest Over Macedonia Name Row

  Tens of thousands of Greeks staged a mass rally in Athens on Sunday, urging the government not to compromise in a festering name row with neighbouring Macedonia.

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  Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters Outside Greek Parliament: Report

  Greek riot police on Sunday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who threw Molotov cocktails during an anti-austerity protest outside parliament in Athens, local media reported, as lawmakers prepared to vote on a controversial tax and pensions overhaul.

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  Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police

  Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.

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  Greek Farmers Head For Athens For Protest Against Taxes

  Farmers from across Greece have begun gathering in Athens for a two-day protest against the government and its plans to impose new tax hikes and pension charges.

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  Thousands Protest as Greece Votes on Bailout Bill

  Thousands of anti-austerity protesters gathered in Athens on Wednesday night as lawmakers prepared to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Greece is to unlock a huge international bailout.

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  Protests in Greece Against EU-International Monetary Fund Loan Deal

  Greek unions planned protests in Athens and other cities on Thursday over the prospect of new austerity cuts demanded by the country's international creditors.

• Clashes Erupt in Athens After Protest to Mark 2008 Police Killing

  Rampaging protesters threw petrol bombs at police and set bank ATMs, cars and shops on fire in central Athens on Saturday, the anniversary of the police killing of a teenager six years ago.

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  Syrian Refugees Beg to Leave Crisis-Hit Greece

  Some 200 Syrian refugees protesting in Athens on Friday asked to be allowed to leave Greece, fearing deteriorating conditions in the crisis-hit country.

• Greek Police Fire Tear Gas at Golden Dawn Protesters

  Greek police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of Golden Dawn supporters protesting outside an Athens court where the neo-Nazi party's leader was appearing on Friday.

• Greek state TV still off air amid negotiations

  State-run television channels in Greece remained off-air on Tuesday as the government scrambled to deal with a storm of protest over its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT.

• Greek PM offers to reinstate limited state TV broadcasts

  Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday offered to partially reinstate state broadcaster ERT after its dramatic shutdown this week sparked protests in Greece and criticism across Europe.

• Greek workers strike over shutdown of state broadcaster as backlash grows

  Greek workers stage a nationwide strike on Thursday, forcing hospitals to work on emergency staff and disrupting transport, in protest against the "sudden death" of state broadcaster ERT, switched off in the middle of the night by the government.

• Greece back in crisis mode on state TV shutdown, downgrade

  Greece's fragile government faced an internal revolt and fierce public protest on Wednesday over the sudden closure of state broadcaster ERT, hours after the humiliation of seeing its bourse downgraded to emerging market status.

• Greece: Labor protests restart with subway strike

  Subway and suburban rail services in Greece's capital have been halted by a 24-hour strike, as labor unions prepare for a new round of major protests against deeper austerity measures.

• 65-year-old man dies during Athens protest: Official

  A 65-year-old man died from heart failure during a demonstration in Athens on Thursday where riot police fired tear gas to repel firebomb-throwing protesters, a health ministry official said.