A number of demonstrations were carried out in the city center of Athens on Tuesday, for the eighth anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old student Alexandros Grigoropoulos by police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas on 6 December 2008.

Fearing a possible escalation of the protests in the city center, the Police deployed about 3,000 officers to monitor the demonstrations. Additionally the metro stations at Panepistimio and Syntagma shut down at 15:00 and 16:30.

At noon the Propylaea hosted a protest by students, where anarchist blocks are also expected to attend. Anarchist groups have also arranged a protest later that day at 17:00. Similar protests will also took place in Thessaloniki, Patra, Volos, Komotini, Agrinio, Trikala and Alexandroupoli, among others.