Riot Police Deployed to Europe's Southernmost Island as Beach Hut Demolitions Spark Standoff

Riot police have been deployed by ferry to the remote Greek island of Gavdos this week after demolition crews sent to tear down makeshift beach encampments were confronted by activists opposing the clearance operation at one of Europe's most isolated coastal outposts. The Decentralized Administration of Crete issued demolition orders targeting temporary wooden and natural-material huts along the beaches of Lavrakas and Agios Ioannis.  When state crews arrived to begin work, members of the Gav...

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