Hundreds of members of far-right party and Orthodox religious groups, gather and protest outside Hytirio Theater staging Terrence McNally’s “Corpus Christi”, a play depicting Jesus. During their attempt to cancel the play they clash with police.
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| Actors of the Theatrical "Corpus Christi" perform, while outside the theater protesters attempt to cancel the play. |
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| Members of extreme religious groups hold icons and
banners, protest outside Hytirio Theater, before the start of the
planned performance. |
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| Protestors are stopped by riot police. Among them a priest who leads the protests. |
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| SYRIZA MP, Vasiliki Katrivanou who is among the spectators of the play, complains police brutality during the arrests. |
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| Hundreds of members of extreme religious and
far-right groups protest outside Hytirio Theater, in Iera Odos Street,
before the start of the planned performance, in the presence of riot
police. |
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| Groups of protesters move menacingly towards the entrance of the Theater, where strong police forces have lined up. |
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| Protesters are repelled and clash with riot police. |
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| Protesters are repelled and clash with riot police. |
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| Monks hold placards that read "Greeks resist, our God is blasphemed". |
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| Protesters are repelled and clash with riot police. |
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| Actors of the Theatrical "Corpus Christi" perform, while outside the theater protesters attempt to cancel the play. |
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| Actors of the Theatrical "Corpus Christi" perform, while outside the theater protesters attempt to cancel the play. |
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| Riot Police officers arrest two protestors. |
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| The
actors of the Theatrical "Corpus Christi" are applauded by the
spectators, while outside the theater protesters attempt to cancel the
play.
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| Actors of the Theatrical "Corpus Christi" perform, while outside the theater protesters attempt to cancel the play. |
Video: A spectator of the play, says that he was attacked by the protesters and a priest while he was entering to the theater, while police was watching. He says he is a Christian Orthodox but he was not shocked by the play.
Hundreds of members of far-right party and Orthodox religious
groups, gather and protest outside Hytirio Theater staging Terrence
McNally’s “Corpus Christi” a play depicting Jesus. They attack to anyone
who attempts to enter the theater. During their attempt to cancel the
play they clash with riot police.
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