Daily Archives: December 9th, 2008

#6, 21:07: Updates from Athens and Patras

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

PATRAS CONFIRMED: The anarchist block was attacked and chased by riot police and fascists. Demonstrators found shelter in friendly flats in groups of tens and twenties; fascists and undercover cops attacked them from the streets, smashing up windows. UNCONFIRMED: It is rumored that the fascists were transported from Athens and provided with tear gas by [...]

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#5 Update Dec. 9, 2008, 8:01 pm Athens

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Police confirm shooting in Palaio Faliro, but claim only one shot was fired. Residents have found at least 7 bullets. The situation outside the two campuses in Athens remains very tense.

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#4, 18.52: ATHENS – “These are Alexis’ nights”

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

UPDATE 18.58: POLICE SHOOT TENS OF SHOTS AGAINST THE STUDENTS IN PALAIO FALIRO – CONFIRMED. A short eye-witness report Daytime in Athens was relatively calm. High school students attacked, once again, the riot police units outside the parliament on Syntagma Square. Eksarhia, through which we walked during the day, resembled a battlefield in limbo: burnt [...]

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#3, 18.19 PATRAS

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

An eyewitness report from Patras, over the phone: Over 1,000 people are in the streets – effectively in control of the centre of the city. Many banks are smashed – at least 6 or 7 so far. The central commercial street of Agiou Nikolaou is completely blocked off with barricades.

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And so it begins

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

As of today, this blog will be hosting eye witness reports from Athens (where the author of the text below will be based), Thessaloniki and Patras. We will be posting a combination of short (transmitted via mobile phones) and longer reports – these written only when time allows. We are also working on an online [...]

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This Blog in German/Dieser Blog auf Deutsch

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

There was a new blog Posted, wich translates this blog into german! Es gibt einen neuen Blog, der diesen Blog auf deutsch übersetzt! http://tearsandangergreece.blogsport.de Athens on fire-so are our hearts! Anarchy and Social War!

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#2, 8:44

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Alexandros’ funeral and fresh demonstrations across the country Alexandros’ funeral will take place at 3pm today (Athens time, i.e. GMT+2) at the cemetery of the southern suburb of Palaio Faliro, in Athens. Just like with the assassination of 15-year old Michalis Kaltezas by the police in 1985, it is expected that the funeral will turn [...]

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