Monthly Archives: March 2009

Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras: Wave of fresh occupations as indications of forthcoming repression increase

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

UPDATE 12.41: Mainstream media falsely report that the occupation of the administration building of the Aristotle University is over and that an agreement has been reached with the occupiers. Truth is, that the administration has been forced to issue a statement condemning (even if vaguely) subcontracting as a policy- yet no concrete action has yet [...]

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#47, 01.39: Prisoner revolt in Chania (Crete) and Thiva

Sunday, March 22, 2009

UPDATE, 12.48 The prisoners in the prison of Thiva (mainland Greece, approx. 100km NW of Athens –trans.) have also revolted. This is a “drug detox” prison and it is also where Katerina Goulioni was held before her death. Prisoners in Thiva revolted after hearing that, even after Katerina’s death, people from outside were not allowed [...]

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Carrying on (the coming revolt is already everywhere!)

Thursday, March 19, 2009

“The biggest expectations lie ahead of us and we find ourselves in the joyous position of seeking ways to drift along with them” From 8 a.m. this morning (19.03) tens of comrades occupied a building on the corner of Patision Ave and Skaramaga Str (right between the Athens Polytechnic and the Economics University in Athens– [...]

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#46, 14.05: Prisoner Katerina Goulioni dies in police custody under mysterious circumstances; new government law against hoodies

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

According to various newssite reports,prisoner Katerina Goulioni, prisoner and militant prisoners’ rights activist, has died in police custody this morning. UPDATE, 15.48 Latest comments from IMC Athens reveal that Katerina was on the same boat to Crete with fascist prisoner “Periandros”. Periandros attacked anarchist prisoner Yannis Dimitrakis outside the boat (Yannis is in the hospital [...]

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#45, 12:55: Multinational shops smashed in Kolonaki, central Athens

Friday, March 13, 2009

Reports are coming in that, approximately 20 minutes ago (12:30 GMT+2, Greek time) a group of around 50 people attacked high-stret shops in the affluent central Athens area of Kolonaki. Multinational outlets such as Benetton, Sisley, Zara and Rococo were smashed while leaflets calling for the liberation of Yorgos Voutsis-Votzatzis, an anarchist prisoner, were distributed. [...]

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Friday 13.3: London Solidarity Event for Konstantina Kuneva

Monday, March 9, 2009

Konstantina Kuneva is a female, single mother, migrant worker and grassroots syndicalist who was attacked  with sulfuric acid by employer-hired thugs in late December 2008. She has suffered major injuries and is being treated in intensive care in Athens since. The attack happened in the aftermath of the December revolt, and the solidarity response of [...]

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In the struggle against this world, Konstantina is not alone

Thursday, March 5, 2009

(second in a series of texts on Konstantina that are distributed in the streets of Athens these days – the first one is here) When, in hearing Konstantina Kuneva’s name, we bring in mind “slave-trade” and the new work conditions’ “Middle Ages” we immediately forget that the model of subcontracting workers via agencies is not [...]

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#45 10.06 Athens Railway carriages burnt, “16 million euros” in damage reported

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

On the early hours of Tuesday, six carriages of the Athens-Piraeus Railway (ISAP) were petrol-bombed and burnt. According to eye-witnesses and the proclamation issued by the group that claimed responsibility for the attack, no passengers or staff were put at risk during the attack as they were asked to vacate the carriages before hand. According [...]

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