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DEMOCRACY REPORT 2026 | «Η Αποδόμηση της Δημοκρατικής Εποχής;»

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:31:00 +0000

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Reports of excessive police violence during the 2025 memorial march for Alexandros Grigoropoulos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:00:39 +0000

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Greece: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:07:52 +0000

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Allegation of police misconduct against a 13‑year‑old student

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:52:18 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2025

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:38:24 +0000

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Excessive police violence at demonstration for Gaza (7.10.2025)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:33:04 +0000

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4th Annual Report on the Rule of Law in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:23:48 +0000

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Ετήσια Έκθεση 2024

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:12:53 +0000

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Complaints of Police Arbitrariness at Protest Against High Prices in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:11:32 +0000

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Police Violence Against Citizen in Mykonos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 27 May 2025 13:35:06 +0000

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Complaint of Violence Against Citizens in Exarchia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 22 May 2025 14:42:49 +0000

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Complaint regarding excessive police violence against a citizen (17.4.2025)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:19:31 +0000

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DEMOCRACY REPORT 2025 | 25 Years of Autocratization – Democracy Trumped?

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:19:20 +0000

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Accusations of Police Arbitrariness Against Journalist

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:43:28 +0000

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Arbitrary police action against demonstrators during the strike for the Tempi rail disaster (28.2.2025)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:32:16 +0000

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Police violence against photojournalists at work, covering the strike marking the two year anniversary of the Tempi rail disaster (28.2.2025)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:29:18 +0000

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Excessive police violence against demonstrators and press reported at demonstrations over the Tempe rail accident (26.1.2025)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:48:51 +0000

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Ombudsman: Special Report on the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment (2022 – 2023)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:50:23 +0000

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Complaint of police violence and climate of terror, claims Yannis Mangos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 15:14:03 +0000

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3rd Annual Report on the Rule of Law in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:56:55 +0000

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Unprovoked Police Violence Against Demonstrators (6.12.2024)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:29:05 +0000

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ECtHR Condemnations of Greece in 2024 for Violations of Article 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:40:47 +0000

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Police Violence Against Firefighters During Protest at the Ministry of Climate Crisis

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:17:33 +0000

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Allegations and Prosecutorial Intervention Over Police Misconduct in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:50:39 +0000

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Allegations of Arbitrary Detentions During Polytechnic Uprising Commemoration Protests

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:29:10 +0000

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National Intelligence Agency fails to comply with the Council of State decision on the surveillance of Mr. Androulakis

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:32:55 +0000

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Abuse and Death of Migrant in Agios Panteleimonas Police Station

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:20:34 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2024

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:20:07 +0000

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Nsingi v. Greece – Greece condemned for Violation of Article 5 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:31:06 +0000

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Allegations of Police Violence at the National Technical University of Athens

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 11:23:05 +0000

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Allegations of Police Violence Against Educators During Protest

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:55:11 +0000

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Questions raised around the thoroughness of the criminal investigation into the wiretapping scandal

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:45:25 +0000

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Security and Intelligence Agencies failed to inform ADAE about hundreds of wiretaps in a timely manner in 2023 and 2024

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:15:23 +0000

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) again calls on Greece to reform its immigration detention system and stop pushbacks

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:56:28 +0000

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DEMOCRACY REPORT 2024 | Democracy Winning and Losing at the Ballot

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:07:06 +0000

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Journalist at work covering a protest was violently arrested and subsequently charged

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:54:30 +0000

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Complaint of Police Violence Against Protester During Tempi Commemoration March (2024)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:05:07 +0000

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Law 5090/2024: Extensive Amendments to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure Sparks Criticism

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:57:14 +0000

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Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) report reveals issues related to the protection of the constitutionally guaranteed confidentiality of communications

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:00:24 +0000

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Security and Intelligence Agencies failed to inform ADAE about thousands of wiretaps in a timely manner

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:15:32 +0000

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Police Violence Against Photojournalist During Protest Coverage of Home Foreclosure

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:26:48 +0000

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Beating of a Civilian by Police Officers in Ambelokipi

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:57:30 +0000

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Question of excessive police violence against a protest at the Ministry of Interior

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:42:14 +0000

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Allegations of incidents of police arbitrariness following the injury of a police officer

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:14:31 +0000

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Question of excessive police violence in the death of a 17-year-old Roma boy in Boeotia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:01:33 +0000

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Beltsios v. Greece – European Court condemns Greece for violation of Articles 5 and 6 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:12:49 +0000

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Complaint of police violence by a minor in Milos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:21:38 +0000

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Partial transposition of the Directive on procedural safeguards for children in criminal proceedings – infringement: INFR(2019)0191

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:02:27 +0000

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Video evidence depicts police violence against a person lying on the ground

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:13:45 +0000

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Alleged incident of police violence towards a minor in New Heraklion

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:54:56 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2023

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:18:39 +0000

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Allegations of police violence during the evacuation of a squat in Heraklion

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 09:16:13 +0000

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2nd ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN GREECE – 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:53:23 +0000

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Alleged incidents of police violence against demonstrators in Larissa

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:42:55 +0000

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Alleged incident of police violence against journalist Giorgos Fakis

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:46:14 +0000

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The Case of Mr Manioudakis: Complaint of an incident of police brutality leading to death

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:38:08 +0000

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Allegations of unprovoked assault and arrests at the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:49:20 +0000

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Alleged incident of police violence against a lawyer during the exercise of her duties

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:16:30 +0000

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Unlawful use of deadly force by a police officer

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:50:38 +0000

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Complaint of excessive police violence during an incident in Kaminia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:05:01 +0000

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Lawyer arrested during the performance of his duties

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:04:31 +0000

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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW Report on the visit to Greece 5-6 May 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:24:15 +0000

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EU’s PEGA Committee report on illegal surveillance in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 30 May 2023 08:03:13 +0000

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Police officer arrested for unlawful use of weapons in Rhodope

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 07 May 2023 09:00:52 +0000

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Alleged incident of violence against a 15-year-old by an off-duty police officer

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:51:13 +0000

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Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world’s human rights

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:07:37 +0000

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Illegal surveillance of a Facebook security executive by Predator and the National Intelligence Service

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:34:07 +0000

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Complaints allege an incident of excessive police violence at the Volos courts

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:40:24 +0000

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Incidents of police arbitrariness during a demonstration over the Tempe rail incident (16.3.2023)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:26:31 +0000

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Georgiou v. Greece – Greece found to have violated Article 6 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:51:12 +0000

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Allegations of tear gas use within a working metro station by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:34:16 +0000

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Alleged incident of beating and torture of a prisoner by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 08:16:48 +0000

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Incidents of police arbitrariness during a demonstration over the Tempe rail incident (5.3.2023)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 11:13:20 +0000

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Defiance in the Face of Autocratization – DEMOCRACY REPORT 2023

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:26:26 +0000

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Complaints of an unprovoked attack by the police against Greek Communist Party members in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 08:34:26 +0000

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Question of excessive police violence against protesters at the Ministry of Labour

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:48:23 +0000

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Question of excessive police violence against teachers and students

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:57:25 +0000

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National Intelligence Service: Surveillance of six senior politicians and military officials

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:14:27 +0000

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MP Georgios Kaminis turns to judiciary to investigate possible monitoring by state agencies

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:17:09 +0000

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Alleged excessive and unjustified use of chemicals against football fans by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:37:18 +0000

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Savvaidou v. Greece – Greece found to have violated Articles 6 and 13 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:35:52 +0000

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European Parliament Committee urges Greece to restore the full independence of the judiciary and oversight mechanisms

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:25:06 +0000

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Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces Konstantinos Floros under surveillance by the National Intelligence Service

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:28:41 +0000

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Incorrect implementation in Greek legislation of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating child sexual abuse INFR(2019)2230

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:38:20 +0000

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Illegal use of spyware against more than 20 targets in Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:11:38 +0000

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Case B.Y. v. Greece – Greece found to be in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:00:39 +0000

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National Intelligence Service: Surveillance of MEP Kyrtsos and journalist Telloglou

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:20:46 +0000

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15 constitutional law professors denounce Supreme Court Prosecutor’s opinion that ADAE has no competence to check surveillance records

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 10:17:39 +0000

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Verbal and physical assault on journalists by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:13:56 +0000

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Alleged use of excessive force against demonstrators in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:18:24 +0000

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16-year-old Roma boy shot dead by Greek police

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 09:54:26 +0000

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For 2 years Ministers have failed to issue a Joint Ministerial Decision to enable ADAE to create digital records of surveillance activities

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 10:35:28 +0000

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Prosecution of human rights defenders attracts criticism

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:29:43 +0000

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Safi v. Greece: European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:47:53 +0000

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Use of excessive force and chemicals in court by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:40:53 +0000

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Minister Kostis Hatzidakis under surveillance by the National Intelligence Service

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:47:37 +0000

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Concerns raised around the compatibility of new legislation with the protection of the presumption of innocence

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:15:57 +0000

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Arbitrary deprivation of liberty of a staff member of Transparency International

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:24:46 +0000

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Photojournalist arrested and charged whilst on the job

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:12:46 +0000

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Case G.T. v. Greece – Greece found to be in violation of Articles 8 and 13 of the ECHR.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:12:58 +0000

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Allegations of incidents of excessive police violence during demonstrations on 13-12-2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:01:51 +0000

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Reported incidents of police violence on December 6, 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:01:56 +0000

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Allegations of the excessive use of police force against a patient who was being transferred for an involuntary psychiatric examination.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:25:18 +0000

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Complaints of excessive police violence during an operation on 22 November 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:33:30 +0000

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Football fans reportedly attacked without provocation by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:22:20 +0000

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The case of the Indares family: allegations of the use of illegal and unjustified force by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:39:28 +0000

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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias surveilled with Predator spyware

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:20:09 +0000

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Lawyer complains of excessive police violence and arbitrariness – The case of Mr. Kotselopoulos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:03:59 +0000

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Complaint alleges that a migrant was subjected to torture by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:19:18 +0000

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Makrylakis v. Greece – Conviction of Greece for violation of Article 6 ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:58:56 +0000

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Violent arrest of a passer-by by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:48:17 +0000

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Report names politicians, journalists and businessmen under surveillance by Predator spyware and the Greek Intelligence Services

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:04:13 +0000

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Complaint alleging arbitrary police behaviour as a lawyer was unjustifiably detained

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:27:06 +0000

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Football fans reportedly attacked by police without provocation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:09:43 +0000

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Journalists investigating the wiretapping scandal allegedly under surveillance by state agencies

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:19:10 +0000

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Allegations of excessive police violence at a protest in Exarchia on November 4, 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:26:19 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:47:55 +0000

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Police violence against a demonstrator

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:25:36 +0000

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Police violence against demonstrators at a student rally at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:04:55 +0000

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Police violence against protesters at a demonstration in Sepolia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:42:49 +0000

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Excessive police violence against demonstrators alleged in Athens

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 12:29:22 +0000

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Allegations of police violence against civilians on Strefi Hill

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:54:35 +0000

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Police violence against an American photojournalist

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:01:27 +0000

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MEP and opposition party leader Nikos Androulakis under surveillance by the National Intelligence Service

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:02:58 +0000

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Police violence against demonstrators at a march

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 11:50:11 +0000

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Unjustified use of chemicals by police officer at Thanasis Papakonstantinou’s protest concert

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:24:59 +0000

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Councillor files complaint of assault by a police officer

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:21:30 +0000

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Attempted hack of opposition MP Christos Spirtzis with illegal Predator spyware

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:58:37 +0000

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A complaint alleges a man was beaten in Omonia Police Station

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:34:24 +0000

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Annual Rule of Law Report Report for Greece – 2021

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:50:28 +0000

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Complaint alleges an incident of police misconduct in Exarchia Square.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:50:21 +0000

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An alleged attempt to surveil National Intelligence Service employees through Predator

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:35:29 +0000

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Journalists union complains that police prevented journalists from covering a strike in Malamatina

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:07:06 +0000

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Lawyers file complaint of police violence

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 14:47:41 +0000

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Report to the Greek Government on the ad hoc visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:02:44 +0000

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Complaints of unnecessary and excessive use of force by police against protesters during a march held in solidarity with a prisoner on hunger strike, Yiannis Michailidis

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:29:50 +0000

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Opposition leader Nikos Androulakis targeted with Predator spyware

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:58:11 +0000

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Complaints of unnecessary and excessive use of force by police against journalists during a march held in solidarity with a prisoner on hunger strike, Yiannis Michailidis

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:55:22 +0000

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Complaint of an incident of excessive police violence

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 11:40:19 +0000

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Police violence against a local councillor during demonstration

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:52:46 +0000

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MP Yanis Varoufakis reports verbal abuse by a police officer

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:10:16 +0000

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Torosian v. Greece: European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 13:42:04 +0000

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Demonstrators beaten by police in Exarchia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 12:10:46 +0000

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Female student in Thessaloniki complains of arbitrary arrest

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:00:17 +0000

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Complaints of excessive violence and the racist targeting of Roma by the Hellenic Police

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:59:41 +0000

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Complaint alleges unprovoked police violence in the courts of Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:29:27 +0000

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Police violence against students on university premises

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 27 May 2022 13:41:28 +0000

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Questions raised by government`s choice of agency to lead investigation into the surveillance of journalist

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 25 May 2022 09:14:47 +0000

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The case of Zographos and others v. Greece – European Court finds Greece to be in violation of Article 13 of the ECHR.

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 19 May 2022 10:48:53 +0000

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Arbitrary arrests and beatings reported during student protests

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 11 May 2022 14:01:44 +0000

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The case of Thanasis Koukakis, a Greek journalist monitored by the Greek National Intelligence Service and later hacked by Predator spyware

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:08:32 +0000

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Excessively long retention of fingerprints by the Hellenic Police

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:40:14 +0000

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Police violence against protesters in Thessaloniki on April 6

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:44:28 +0000

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Education in prisons – The Dimakis case, 2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:36:44 +0000

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Greece facing multiple trials in the European Court of Human Rights for torture and unlawful police violence

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:47:31 +0000

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Evaluation Report (Fifth Evaluation Round)

stefanos.loukopoulos — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:59:18 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR in the case of Tousios v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:01:57 +0000

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Shooting at Roma minors following a car chase

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:36:40 +0000

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Journalist arrested for documenting the violent arrest of a woman

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:23:13 +0000

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Journalist Christos Avramidis targeted by police officers in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:50:16 +0000

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The amendment of Article 187 of the Penal Code by law 4908/2022

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:32:11 +0000

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The premature release and destruction of the vehicle in the case of the killing of Nikos Sampanis by police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:14:01 +0000

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Incorrect transposition by Greece of the EU Directive on the right of access to a lawyer and to communicate upon arrest: INFR(2021)2136

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:27:09 +0000

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Changes to terms of legal immunity of members of tax dispute resolution bodies

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:22:06 +0000

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Changes to Article 191 of the penal code risk endangering the right to freedom of expression

stefanos.loukopoulos — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:33:50 +0000

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Extensive critique levelled at law 4855/2021 and the changes it makes to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:51:32 +0000

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Member of Parliament summoned for questioning without the legally required prior permission of the Parliament

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:58:55 +0000

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The Cisco case: The government violates GDPR and personal data protection legislation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 10:14:32 +0000

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Official complaint filed after a 20 year old man was beaten by police in Crete

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:39:03 +0000

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Police attacked journalist with chemicals

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:36:08 +0000

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Police violence at a protest outside the Turkish Embassy

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:17:36 +0000

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Accusations and revelations regarding the surveillance of citizens by the National Intelligence Service

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:39:40 +0000

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Photojournalist injured by police water cannons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:34:25 +0000

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Legislative amendment prohibits informing a citizen that the confidentiality of their communications has been removed

stefanos.loukopoulos — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:04:55 +0000

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Violence against protesters and passers-by in Exarcheia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:42:32 +0000

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Police killing of Nikos Sampanis: Racial profiling and violation of the rules of police engagement

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:21:22 +0000

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Farooq and Others v. Greece – Greece condemned for violating Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:55:11 +0000

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World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index 2021

stefanos.loukopoulos — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:30:06 +0000

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Unlawful detention of activists in Lesvos

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:05:57 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 8 of the ECHR in the case of Syrianos v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:57:05 +0000

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Violence against protesters in Stavroupoli

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:18:03 +0000

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Police violence against protesters at a rally in Athens

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 08:30:32 +0000

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Police violence against protesters at an anti-racism event

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 13:36:39 +0000

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Excessive police violence against defendants in a courtroom

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:44:53 +0000

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Verbal and physical abuse by a police officer towards a citizen that was being taken for psychiatric evaluation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 14:04:59 +0000

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Non-conformity of Greece legislation with Directive (EU)2017/541 on combating terrorism: INFR(2021)2085

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:47:52 +0000

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Non-conformity of the Greek measures transposing the (Council) Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant (EAW): INFR(2021)2003

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:23:20 +0000

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Police violence reported against protesters at a rally in Athens on June 26

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:31:56 +0000

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Police officer attacks a journalist covering a student occupation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:37:46 +0000

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Police violence against protesters in Agrafa

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:21:05 +0000

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Members of the committees advising the government in relation to the pandemic are guaranteed immunity from prosecution

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 08 May 2021 09:02:02 +0000

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Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World’s Human Rights

stefanos.loukopoulos — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:26:55 +0000

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Investigation into an incendiary device thrown by a police officer or a person under police supervision

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:59:20 +0000

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On the legitimacy of provisions of criminal immunity

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:52:02 +0000

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Police violence against demonstrators at a protest rally

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:07:46 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Article 5 of the ECHR in the case of Loizou v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:48:53 +0000

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Incorrect transposition of the Framework Decision on combating racism and xenophobia by Greece: INFR(2021)2063

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:38:35 +0000

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Incorrect application of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the exchange of criminal record information: INFR(2021)2144

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:10:56 +0000

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Police attack on journalists during protests in Nea Smyrni

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:10:18 +0000

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A policeman slapped a girl at a protest in Nea Smyrni

konstantinos.mentzelos — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:09:56 +0000

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Police violence against protesters during a demonstration in Panormou

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:59:52 +0000

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Police violence reported against demonstrators at a protest in Syntagma Square

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 13:12:11 +0000

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Police violence against protesters at a demonstration in solidarity with prisoner Dimitris Koufontinas

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 12:52:26 +0000

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Riot police attack journalists in Omonia

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:57:07 +0000

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Legislation establishes continuous and permanent police presence in universities

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:31:01 +0000

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Unnecessary police violence against protesters reported during university occupation

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:51:47 +0000

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Non-conformity of Greek legislation with Directive (EU) 2017/1371 (PIF Directive): INFR(2021)2236

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:59:37 +0000

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Police violence against protestors at an education rally in Thessaloniki

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:15:04 +0000

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A policeman elbows a protester in the face

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:21:39 +0000

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Human Rights Watch Report: Greece, events of 2020

stefanos.loukopoulos — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:21:21 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR in the case of Kargakis v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:00:14 +0000

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2020: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:09:17 +0000

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December 6, 2020: Arbitrary and excessive use of force by police on anniversary of police killing of teenager

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:08:51 +0000

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Money Laundering: the “technical improvement” in Article 3 of Law 4734/2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:25:48 +0000

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Two lawyers among those arrested on December 6, 2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:18:07 +0000

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Legal provision terminates criminal proceedings against elected officials and local government employees

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:40:12 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights finds Greece to be in violation of Articles 3 and 13 of the ECHR in the case of Lautaru and Seed v. Greece

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:40:08 +0000

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The case of Vassilis Mangos: allegations of excessive police violence and arbitrariness

konstantinos.mentzelos — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:31:47 +0000

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Prisoners’ rights: The Dimakis case, 2020

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 30 May 2020 14:13:51 +0000

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Education in prisons – The Anagnopoulos case

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:16:06 +0000

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2019: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 09:27:44 +0000

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Legislation ensures the prosecution of certain crimes against financial institutions can only take place following the filing of a complaint rather than ex officio

konstantinos.mentzelos — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:28:37 +0000

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Presidential Decree transfers supervision of penal sentences from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Citizen Protection

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:46:04 +0000

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Greece condemned by the ECtHR in 2018 three times for violations of Article 3 due to the conduct of police officers

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:20:55 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:18:42 +0000

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Ειδική Έκθεση του Συνηγόρου του Πολίτη ως Εθνικού Μηχανισμού Διερεύνησης Περιστατικών Αυθαιρεσίας (2017-2018)

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:46:36 +0000

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2018: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:11:20 +0000

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Education in prisons – The Dimakis case, 2018

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 20 May 2018 13:40:43 +0000

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European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for the torture of prisoners by a police officer

konstantinos.mentzelos — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:01:34 +0000

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2017: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:02:50 +0000

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2017: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 10:57:17 +0000

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2016: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece over the detention conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:56:48 +0000

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2016: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:50:16 +0000

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2015: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece six times for exceeding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings

konstantinos.mentzelos — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 08:40:21 +0000

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2015: European Court of Human Rights condemns Greece for the living conditions in Greek prisons

konstantinos.mentzelos — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:28:01 +0000

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