Monthly Archives: August 2009

Thodoris Iliopoulos: birthday in the prison hospital

An English translation of a Greek article of the “Avgi” newspaper regarding Thodoris Iliopoulos, hunger striker in Koridalos prison arrested during the December revolt and still in detention with fabricated charges. Published in Avgi on August 19, 2009 – reposted here from Athens IMC. Thodoris Iliopoulos yesterday became 31 years old. He is the last [...]

#71 | Young and Innocent: Last political prisoner of the Greek Intifada on 37th day of hunger strike.

The following article was published in the Palestine Telegraph on August 16. http://www.paltelegraph.com/world/world-news/1855-young-and-innocent-last-political-prisoner-of-the-greek-intifada-on-37th-day-of-hunger-strike Greece, August 16, 2009, (Pal Telegraph) – Last December Greece experienced its own teenager Intifada. On December 6th 2008 a policeman, in cold blood, shot dead a 15 year old child, Alexis Grigoropoulos. Almost immediately, spontaneous protests and riots were spread across [...]

#70 | Thodoros Iliopoulos: An interview

“How long? Not long. Cause what you reap, is what you sow” (RATM) The interview that follows was conducted by Ntina Daskalopoulou and published in an Athens daily this morning. It is translated and posted here as is: with no comments, additions or explanations – none is needed. After 36 days on hunger strike, Thodoros’ [...]

#69 | Lesvos NoBorders Camp: the Program

The NoBorders Camp is taking place at Lesvos on August 25-31. The camp’s program is as follows: Tuesday 25/08: Arrival Wednesday 26/08: European migration conditions This day we will discuss about the conditions of borders and migration, trying to combine issues of european politics, experiences from migrants, political interventions and mobilisations from different parts of [...]

#68 | On the 34th day, Thodoris Iliopoulos continues his hunger strike while transfered to the prison hospital

This morning, Thodoris Iliopoulos (the last prisoner of December’s revolt – more here) got transfered to the prison hospital. This means his hunger strike is now entering its most crucial phase, as it is here that authorities might try to coerce him in ending his hunger strike. Updates will follow.

#67 | From a Greek prison: Letter by Thodoris Iliopoulos on day 27 of his hunger strike

Letter by Thodoris Iliopoulos, 5 Aug 2009 Thodoris Iliopoulos is an anarchist and the last prisoner of December’s revolt still in pre-trial detention (more OL posts on Thodoris here). He is the only prisoner of the December revolt to be denied bail – still. On July 9 the court of appeals had made explicit, in [...]