There were manifestations in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other Greek cities following the shooting of Kostas Frangoulis, a 16-year-old Roma in Thessaloniki. He was severely wounded by the Police after allegedly failing to pay a €20 (£17) fuel bill at a petrol station. These manifestations took place on the eve of the commemoration of another shooting of another teenager killed on Decembe 6^th, 2008 by an officer in Athens’ Exarchia district. Last year, another young Rom Nikos Sampanis was fatally shot in a car chase near Athens. There is a clear pattern of violence here.

The protesters shouted slogans such as “Stop the murderous police”.

• Greek Roma boy shot by police prompts outrage in Greece. In: BBC News. 06.12.2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63871046
• Thousands take to streets in Greece in protest over 2008 shooting of teenager. In: The Guardian. 06.12.2022.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/06/thousands-of-police-on-street-in-athens-amid-protest-over-2008-shooting
• Greek police shoot another Roma boy, sparking protests. In: TRT World. 06.12.2022. https://www.trtworld.com/video/social-videos/greek-police-shoot-another-roma-boy-sparking-protests/638f4fcd5feada0017ec49be
• Polizist schießt 16-Jährigem Roma in den Kopf – Proteste in Thessaloniki und Athen. In: Euronews. 16.12.2022.https://de.euronews.com/2022/12/06/polizist-schiesst-16-jahrigem-roma-in-den-kopf-proteste-in-thessaloniki-und-athen
• Proteste nach Polizeigewalt. In; TAZ. 06.12.2022. https://taz.de/Schuesse-auf-Jugendlichen-in-Thessaloniki/!5901766/

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