Police reported a total of 16 arrests during a protest march of around 5,000 people

A look back at four fatal cases of police violence in Greece—from 1965 to 1985—whose lack of accountability set the stage for the 2008 killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, an event that ignited one of the country’s fiercest waves of social unrest

The deadly incident, which saw Alexandros Grigoropoulos hit with one bullet directly in the chest fired by a special police guard, caused massive rioting in Athens and other cities in December 2008

Drivers are advised to avoid central Athens as roads will be closed off starting in the afternoon for the Grigoropoulos marches.

In a letter sent from Korydallos prison, Nikos Romanos writes that he is being scapegoated, and cast as “forever guilty”.

Protests will be accompanied by road and public transportation closures and significantly increased police presence