Monthly Archives: September 2009

#97 | Two more youths in pre-trial detention, still no evidence from the state

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

(See this article for some background info on the case) A few minutes ago, the investigating judge ordered the remaining two youths that appeared to him today in pre-trial detention. Yesterday, one youth was ordered in pre-trial detention and another was released on bail until trial. In total 3 out of the 4 arrested are [...]

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#96 | Updating on the four arrests: one pre-trial detention order, so far

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

(See this article for some background info on the case) Two out of four arrested youths appeared yesterday (Tuesday 29/9) at the investigating judge. The 20-year old girl was released on bail; bail orders include a ban from leaving the country (she studies in London!) plus the obligation to appear at a local police station [...]

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#95 | Four youths arrested and charged under the anti-terrorist law in Athens; six more warrants issued; media anti-anarchist frenzy: It must be election time!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

On September 24, in an operation of unprecedented scale in recent years, the anti-terrorist unit of the greek police raided at least two houses in the suburbs of Athens. In total four young persons of up to 21 years old were arrested and are interrogated by the anti-terrorist unit. The police claim that some findings [...]

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#94 | “Here’s something nice and friendly…” A banner dedicated to the thugs of the delta police force

Saturday, September 26, 2009

The thugs of the so-called “Delta Force” were unleashed into the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki a few months after December’s revolt, in face of the continuing social unrest in the streets of the two cities. Formed nearly-overnight, the new force was provided with often misaligning gear, making for quite a clownish spectacle -small motorcycles [...]

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#93 | Exarcheia demo against police violence reaches local station, gets tear-gassed

Friday, September 25, 2009

Tonight, around 1,000 people (according to Athens IMC) responded to the call-out by the open assembly of the self-organised park in Exarcheia and took to the streets of the neighbourhood against police violence and state repression (callout). The demonstration was called after the police raid of the neighbourhood on September 4, during which armed police [...]

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#92 | Imittos Mountain in jeopardy: criminal state physical planning

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

It seems that we have not seen the best of it yet. After the disastrous fires of 2007 that burned to ashes more than 268.834 hectares of forest area and cost the life of 63 people – let alone livestock and wild animals – coupled with the recent arsons of 2009 that deprived Athens and [...]

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#91 | Uprising at the detention centre of Pagani, Mytilene

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

UPDATE, 9.05pm – all detainees, including the under-aged, have now returned to their cells. The head of the local prefecture who showed up on the spot promised the under-aged detainees that they shall all be released by Friday. This remains to be seen… The “detention centre” (read: prison) in Pagani, Mytilene, is where most of [...]

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#90 | Athens: Demonstration against state repression and police violence, this Thursday

Monday, September 21, 2009

The self-organised park of Exarcheia has called for a demonstration against state repression and police violence, this Thursday 24.10 at 6 pm (the meeting time was transfered an hour later than initially planned). The demonstration comes as a response to the recent raid of the park and the nearby streets by members of the armed [...]

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