Athens Rally Marks Eight Years Since Zak Kostopoulos Killing

Eight years after the killing of Zak Kostopoulos in Athens, a memorial rally and march are being held today in his memory, with the group Justice for Zak/Zackie calling for mass participation. The rally begins at 18:30 at Gladstonos Street, where Kostopoulos was killed in a jewelry store in 2018. Organizers emphasize the event is not a memorial but a protest against ongoing injustice, noting police officers involved were acquitted and two civilians convicted of negligent homicide rather than murder. The announcement highlights continuing discrimination against LGBTQI+ people, sex workers, migrants and other marginalized groups, and states justice has not been served for the loss of Kostopoulos' life.