Greece: Dangerous policing tactics have turned peaceful protests into battlefields

Greek police frequently use unnecessary or excessive force against peaceful protesters and journalists resulting in serious physical and psychological injuries, Amnesty International said in a report published today, as it called for a ban on the use of stun grenades in the policing of protests.   Protests are not battlefields: Patterns of unlawful use of force by police and impunity in Greece finds that these deeply disturbing abuses are underpinned by protest legislation that […] The post Greece: Dangerous policing tactics have turned peaceful protests into battlefields      appeared first…

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