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The convoy of lorries transferring the waste bales
CORFU. The convoy of lorries transporting the waste bales from Temploni landfill to Lefkimmi with a police escort.
Lefkimmi residents face off with the riot police
LEFKIMMI. For the second day Lefkimmi residents gathered on the streets opposite the riot police (MAT).
΄War΄ Report: Seven arrests, two injuries and one police van damaged!
CORFU. All was quiet today in the area which showed clear signs of last night΄s clashes. Things are expected to flare up again when the first trucks appear with the waste bales from Temploni.
Four arrests following last night΄s incidents with the riot police in Lefkimmi.
CORFU. Four people - three men and one woman - were arrested following incidents that began at 11pm in Lefkimmi where squads of riot police have been positioned since early Tuesday morning.
Lefkimmi: Molotov cocktails thrown and riot police use chemicals
CORFU. Incidents in Lefkimmi last night where the riot police (MAT) were positioned.
Two men arrested following the incidents with the riot police in Lefkimmi - another man is being sought
CORFU. Two policemen were also injured.
Riot police incidents: Two people held for questioning and one policeman injured
CORFU. The tension in Lefkimmi between residents and riot police led to two residents being held for questioning.
Lots of tension in Lefkimmi with the riot police
Local residents continue to gather round the police cordon in Lefkimmi.
This is war say Lefkimmi residents
CORFU. With another 300 riot police (MAT) expected to arrive on Tuesday the number of those present on the island will double. From the early hours this morning they put their plan into action - blocking off all side streets leading onto the main Lefkimmi road and, of course, all those leading to the landfill facility in Mesorahia, Lefkimmi.
President of Lefkimmi Cultural Society regarding the riot police: ΄I call on every democratic citizen not to allow this΄
LEFKIMMI. The arrival of a strong police presence in Lefkimmi has created tension and turmoil amongst the local residents.
Communist Party statement regarding the presence of the riot police in Lefkimmi
CORFU. The local Communist Party issued the following statement immediately following the appearance of the riot police in Lefkimmi:
΄Lefkimmi won΄t become another Iphigenia΄: New attacks on Regional Governor
CORFU. 1,500 signatures collected up to now.
A second protest concert in Lefkimmi from hotel employees and other professionals
CORFU. The composer Spyros Samouilis will be participating.
The best May ever in terms of airport arrivals
CORFU. The statistics for the month of May for Corfu and the Ionian Islands this year have been like those for August in previous years - to the delight of the Deputy Regional Governor Spyros Galiatsatos.
Lefkimmi Cultural Society: We will obstruct the use of Lefkimmi landfill in every legal way
CORFU. Residents΄ Association held a meeting with the recent legalization of the use of the Lefkimmi facility as the main topic.
Breath-taking drone footage of Temploni landfill
CORFU. This is what is meant by ΄overfull΄!
Lefkimmi landfill: Temporary permission for one year for the waste bales to be taken there
CORFU. What the Solid Waste Management Organization (SYDISA) report says about a permanent licence being granted.
Protest concert in Lefkimmi against the use of the landfill
CORFU. With the slogan - ΄No to the criminalization of the people of Lefkimmi - No to the illegal operation of the Mesorahia (Lefkimmi) landfill΄.
