2008 Riots

By cerilloyd1
  • Alexandros Grigoropoulos is murderd by the Police.

    Alexandros Grigoropoulos is murderd by the Police.

    A 15 year old boy. His death was the trigger for the riots that followed.
    The following demonstrations were directed at the poltical system whom the Greek youths believed had let them. Youth unemployment and reforms on higher education are also believed to have been causes.
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    2008 Riots

  • Demonstrations: 38 vehicles damaged, 13 police officers injured and 22 rioters arrested.

  • School children walk out of school, protesters occupy university buildings, 11 public buildings around Syntagma Square set on fire.

    School children walk out of school, protesters occupy university buildings, 11 public buildings around Syntagma Square set on fire.

    Mass demonstrations in the evening and 11 public buildings around Syntagma Square damaged.

  • Demonstrations:12 police officers injured, 87 arresets. Despite the looting some citizens went against the rioters.

    Amesty International accused the Greek Police of handling the riots badly.

  • 2.5 million workers call a one day general strike in protests against the goverments economic policies.

  • Thousands of workers gather for anit-goverment protests on Syntagama Square.

  • 4000 students march against the police.

  • Students attack police outside the parliament building and tear gas used against protesters.

    Students attack police outside the parliament building and tear gas used against protesters.

  • Violence: 100 protesters fire bomb police station in Exarcheia.

  • Large groups demonstrate infront of parliament.

  • Studnets join residents in Exarcheia to demand the renaming of the street where Alexanader Grigoropoulos was killed.

  • students gathered outside the General Attica Police Directorate in central Athens.

    students gathered outside the General Attica Police Directorate in central Athens.

  • Occupation:600 schools were under occupation, while 150 university facilities across the country had been taken over.

  • rallies and protests took place outside many police stations.

  • 30 protesters infiltrated the studios of public broadcaster ERT and interrupted a news broadcast featuring Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis

  • Demonstrations: A demonstration organised by the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) in central Athens from Omonoia Square to the Greek Parliament, drawing around 5000 people.

  • Protests:12,000 protesters crowded the streets near the Greek parliament in a peaceful demonstration in central Athens.

  • Strikes: Some labour unions stopped work in solidarity with the demonstrators. The work stoppage by the air traffic controllers forced Olympic Airlines to cancel 28 flights and postpone 14. Hospitals were also operating with very limited staff.

  • Protests:Hundreds of anarchists marched through Athens streets in a peaceful protest.

  • Protests: 3,000 plus protesters marched through Athens. During the demonstration, one police car was damaged.