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Greece: Twitter Campaign to Release Arrested Activist Reporter

Categories: Western Europe, Greece, Digital Activism, Protest, Youth

Several Greek users scrambled a Twitter campaign [1] (#freemenacius [2]) to demand the release of a young activist arrested while reporting for OmniaTV [3] on protests in Athens on the third anniversary of the police killing of 15-year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos [4]. @menacius [5] and others arrested, including some minors, are charged with felony offenses and were allegedly beaten after their arrest [6] [el].