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 arrested and tied people to a tree, while one of the arrested had a limb broken and his lung punctured (video from the raid).

A decision had been made from the demo to head for the Exarcheia police station (it is a permanent demand of the locals that the police station is removed from their area). The station was reached by part of the demonstration and pelted with stones; the cops tear-gassed heavily and threw stun grenades to the people gathered in the Exarcheia square.

A good response to the police violence of September 4 and a clear message that it won’t go unanswered, especially in Exarcheia. As the slogan goes, “cops, out of the universe!”