Human rights groups, commentators and the country’s leftist opposition have deplored what is increasingly being viewed as the deployment of excessive force by the authorities. Amnesty International’s Greek branch described the increase in alleged abuses as “extremely worrying”. But the Greek prime minister’s uncompromising stance has also resulted in a series of human rights violations, say critics. Dimitris Indares, a renowned Greek film director and the property’s owner, was arrested, tied up and injured. In an act of solidarity with squatters, anarchists in Berlin occupied the diplomatic mission housing the Greek consulate in Berlin.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2019 06:00 UTC