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...from the Greek parliament. The violence had just been ratcheted up in the continuing protests that have rocked Greece since the fatal police shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, 15, on Dec. 6. No one is certain yet why the riots continue to flare up. And, on Thursday, the two youths approached by TIME were not providing any clues either. Asked to explain why they were waging their violent campaign against the police the pair answered with a brusque "No." A third youth in black didn't even acknowledge the question. The three then dashed to Panepistimiou Avenue where their peers were...
...later, they penerated a group of students that had veered off from the 7,000-person march, and, using that group as cover, rushed police officers blocking off the street next to parliament. As the students pounded large wooden flagpoles against the shields of the riot police, the anarchist youth started throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at the cops, who responded with tear gas. At least one police officer was treated inside the halls of parliament, as the heart of government was turned into an impromptu medivac center. (See pictures of the Greek riots...
...Hill. Or, if it's Tuesday, I go to Enrico's, tel: (1-415) 982 6223, a little jazz club with a great cabaret show. If you're feeling more adventurous, go to Asia SF, tel: (1-415) 255 2742. The nightclub's waiters are all transgender youth, and they do an amazing show...
Even as Greece awakened Monday to relative calm following eight days of rioting by outraged youths, French officials were moving to placate protesting students amid rising fears that violence could break out across France. Given the defiant nature of French student protests over the years - including weeks of violent demonstrations over a new youth labor contract in 2006 - concern is growing in France that the dismal economic outlook could push the current anti-reform protests into the kind of wild insurrection that has rocked Greece...
...unrest in 2006 centered on a new youth labor contract that detractors claimed handed an unfair advantage to employers. The government ultimately capitulated on the scheme, one of more than two dozen such victories French students have claimed since 2000. But while the majority of those victories came after peaceful demonstrations, France has a history of protest turning violent?student and otherwise. Some observers say the situation today is particularly volatile and unpredictable. "As in Greece and many European countries, the unions, opposition parties, and associations that usually take youth movements under their wing and organize protests in France...