Protesters Clash with Police Over Education Bill in Thessaloniki
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Police made over 30 arrests in Thessaloniki on Monday after they clashed with protesters who were demonstrating against a new education bill that calls for the presence of police on university campuses.
The protesters had occupied a building on the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for several hours on Monday, voicing their dissent against the controversial bill, which recently passed in Parliament.
Clashes between Greek riot police and protesters ensued after the police entered the building and began to remove the activists.
The Dean of Aristotle University, Nikos Papaioannou, notified the police of the presence of activists on campus after he received notice that they had occupied one of the university’s main buildings early Monday morning.
Protestors in Athens. Credit: AMNALarge protests erupted across Greece on Thursday as activists demonstrated against the government’s latest education bill, which calls for police on university campuses. Additionally, the protesters demanded that all levels of schools reopen with all necessary safety measures. Currently, primary and middle schools are open for in-person classes across the country,…
Protesters Defy Greek Government’s Restrictions on Demonstrations
Protesters in Athens on Thursday. Credit: ReppaChrysa/Twitter
Protesters across Greece filled the streets on Thursday, defying the country’s recent restriction on demonstrations, to protest the government’s latest education bill which calls for police on university campuses.
Incredible images of massive demonstrations in the Greek cities of Athens, Thessaloniki, and Heraklion in the time when Covid-19 is still raging have circulated across social media.
Just two days before, on Tuesday, Greece imposed a ban on gatherings and demonstrations of over 100 people, claiming that the move was “not related to any planned rally,” but made in the interest of public health due to Covid-19.
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Despite the dangerous spread of the new virus mutations and the deadly development of the pandemic throughout Europe, Greece is easing its lockdown measures. On 11 January, elementary schools and daycare centers reopened, followed last Monday by retail stores, hairdressers and beauty salons.
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis, who had the relaxations accompanied by an increased police presence, justified the move, saying, “If we continue with the strict bans, we will destroy ourselves financially and psychologically.” By this he does not at all mean the losses to small business owners and workers who have received almost no financial support during the lockdown. Rather, Chrysochoidis is concerned about the profits of the ruling class, for which his government will accept a renewed increase in the COVID-19 death rate without batting an eye.