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Skouries, Chalkidiki: two locals in pre-trial detention as tension in the village sky-rockets, once again

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Follow our Skouries Struggle for background to the case and for updates. Today, another two residents of the village of Skouries (which has been resisting gold extraction in the area) were ordered in pre-trial detention as suspects for the arson against the gold extraction machinery that had taken place in February this year. This now [...]

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The arson attack on the Skouries mining site and its aftermath

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

english original An arson attack took place on the worksite of mining company Hellas Gold in the Skouries forest in north-eastern Halkidiki in the night from 16 to 17 February 2013. An initial report, posted by the pro-mining blog “Citizen of the Aristotelis Municipality”, stated that 50 to 70 individuals wearing full-face hoods and armed [...]

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An eye witness testimony of the unprecedented police violence in Skouries, Chalkidiki: “Skouries, the greek Rosia Montana”

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

english original I am sitting in front of my pc trying to organize my thoughts while at the same time trying to overcome the shock I am under. Its impossible…No matter what kind of language I will use, how much superlative expressions I will put in the paper, is still difficult for me to express [...]

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Thousands clash with police resisting gold extraction in the village of Skouries in Chalkidiki, Northern Greece

Monday, September 10, 2012

1,500-2,000 demonstrators gathered in the village of Skouries in Chalkidiki on September 9 to protest again the commencing of the extraction of gold by the canadian mining company Eldorado Gold. The demonstration soon clashed with police protecting the mining facilities and at least five demonstrators were injured, including a SYRIZA MP. It is reported that [...]

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