THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) – Police collided with protesters and arrested 31 people in Greece’s second largest city on Monday during a rally against a new security law on campus.
Protesters occupied the director’s building at the University of Thessaloniki in northern Greece for several hours, and clashes erupted when police entered the building to remove them.
A total of 32 people who took part in the protest were fined 300 euros ($ 365) each for violating the country’s lockdown rules.
Parliament passed legislation from the center-right government earlier this month allowing police to patrol college campuses. Opposition left parties have called the measure undemocratic and have supported ongoing protests against the new measures.