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September 21, 2018
LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens
Zak Kostopoulos
Zacharias "Zak" Kostopoulos was a Greek-American activist, defending the rights of LGBT people, HIV-positive people, sex workers, and refugees. He worked as a drag performer under the stage name Zackie Oh. He was killed on a busy street near Omonoia Square, Athens in broad daylight on 21 September 2018. First beaten by civilians and later by the police, he died while on the way to the hospital. Two men were found guilty of his murder.
September 21
September 21 is the 264th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 101 days remain until the end of the year.