Greek photojournalist suffers permanent hearing loss after police stun grenade attack at Athens protest
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Kondylia Gogou
Summary
A Greek photojournalist, Marios Lolos, suffered permanent hearing loss and a head injury after police threw a stun grenade at him while he was covering a demonstration in Athens about the Tempi rail tragedy. The article argues that stun grenades have no place in protest policing and that Greece's right to peaceful assembly is being violated both in law and practice.
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bskyGreek photojournalist suffers permanent hearing loss after police stun grenade attack at Athens protesteuobserver.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledHad it exploded in front of my head and not a little bit later, we wouldn't be speaking at the moment.
Like a jet engine in your ear
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Greece is being blatantly violated both in law and in practice.
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