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NEW: From Dec. 5-9, fiery protests took hold in several cities in Greece as communities across the country responded to police shooting another Roma youth on the eve of the anniversary of the Dec. 6, 2008 police killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos. [Videos] unicornriot.ninja/2022/tensions-…
Sixteen-year-old Kostas Fragoulis was shot in the back of the head by Greek police in Thessaloniki, Greece on Dec. 5. Fragoulis was pronounced dead eight days later on Dec. 13. ↕️
Full story: unicornriot.ninja/2022/tensions-…
Full story: unicornriot.ninja/2022/tensions-…
Unlike the United States where nearly 1,000 people are #KilledByPolice each year, police killings in Greece are a rare occurrence. The most notable was on Dec. 6, 2008 when police killed Alexis Grigoropoulos, 15, in Athens leading to a massive uprising that lasted for weeks. ↕️
