The Athens-based offices of SKAI, one of the largest media groups in Greece, was targeted in a firebomb attack by an anarchist group which accused it, among other things, of purposefully misleading people on the behest of the state during the COVID-19 crisis. The building, which hosts the prominent daily newspaper Kathimerini and the SKAI radio and TV stations, was hit by two makeshift devices which exploded in the courtyard and first floor balcony. The attack was later claimed by a group called Anarchist Comrades, who posted footage online alongside a statement denouncing SKAI as being part of the “mass media” mouthpiece of the right-wing government during the pandemic. COVID-19 coverage was specifically mentioned as part the group’s justification for the attack.

1 case
18.04.2020
Greece
Verbal, online or physical attack: Physical attack by public