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A look at the roots of Greece's ongoing uprising, and the youth at the center
On December 6th, 2008, conflict broke out across Athens as youths responded to the killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by the Greek police. Over the following four weeks, protests spread nationwide and the protesters continue to promise further activities, including the announcement of a nationwide day of action on January 9th. The Real News spoke to a freelance journalist in Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki and a resident of Athens' Exarcheia neighborhood, where many of the clashes between protesters and police have taken place. They provide a glimpse into the various factors that have created such a volatile situation. Dionisis Granas is a freelance journalist based in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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