Monthly Archives: April 2009

#50, 23.55: Thousands march across the country: “hands off the squats!”

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

In Athens an impressive block of at 2,500-3,000 people marched across the centre, passing by nearly all of the city’s political occupations. The demonstration, comprising mostly of anarchists, attacked banks and CCTV cameras all along the way. Police response was some (completely unprovoked) detentions at the end of the demo and a near-choreographic, supposed show [...]

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#49, 15:19 Academic asylum in Athens violated; squat solidarity day is today

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

According to Athens Indymedia, around 60-80 police motorcycles entered the grounds of Athens University in the suburb of Zografou, blatantly violating the academic asylum. They entered after clashes with local football hooligans that left at least two police motorcycles burnt and a few policemen injured. There were many detentions and at least two arrests. Today [...]

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Thessaloniki (15/4): Communiqué of attack against British college in solidarity with G20 and Nottingham arrestees: “Return to normality will never come”

Friday, April 24, 2009

First, a short introduction. Attacks of this type (so called “camping-gas bomb” attacks, or simply “gazakia” in Greek, or like in this case, the smashing of window shops etc) have been taking place in Greece’s major cities for a while. Usual targets include banks, multinational corporations, embassies and the like. In most cases the attacks [...]

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“Play along with your friends”

Thursday, April 23, 2009

The illustration below has been circulating around the Greek web – brought a smile to our face, too…

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#48, 05:51: The junta lives, riot police attack self-organised park in Exarcheia, Athens

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Only a few hours after this text on the junta was published, riot police in Athens came to sadly confirm that the junta is, indeed, alive and kicking. Supposedly responding to an earlier attack on the offices of the Socialist Party (PASOK) in the area, riot police encircled and attacked the new self-organised park in [...]

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Happy birthday, military junta!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009. Today marks exactly fourty-two years since the commencing of Greece’s military junta, which officially ended in July 1974. “Officially” has to be stressed out even more on a day chosen by far-right leader Karatzaferis to suggest his party is now in an unofficial government coalition: This is so, he explained, because many [...]

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London benefit for anarchist prisoners in Greece

Monday, April 20, 2009

Saturday 25.04: A benefit gig to support anarchist prisoners from December’s revolt in Greece @RampART, London HudrDanden HC from Czech // Armed Respone Unit HC/ Punk/ Trash // The Fighting Cocks Electro/Jungle/Punk Plus DJ’S TILL LATE: DIE/GIA Taranto House Sound Sistem // Mitzakos Dj DIY HC sound food and video @ rampARTsocial centre 15-17 rampART [...]

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The accidental death of a refugee in Igoumenitsa and a passer-by in London

Friday, April 17, 2009

“News” are coming in from London: Iain Tomlinson didn’t die from a heart attack. The police didn’t try to save his life by dragging him away from hordes of angry anarchists. Iain Tomlinson died of internal haemorrhage moments after being beaten by the police. Iain Tomlinson was assassinated by the police. Only two days later [...]

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