Daily Archives: October 22nd, 2009

#113 | The last three of the Nikaia 8 have just been released – all are out now

On October 17, an anarchist demonstration against the police assassination of Mohammad Atif Kamran in the Athens suburb of Nikaia was attacked by the cops. As it was reported at the time, eight demonstrators were arrested and charged – five were facing charges under the “anti-hoodie law” introduced after December’s revolt. Five of the arrested [...]

#112 | Smells like Junta spirit: Broadcaster of the anti-dictatorial student radio arrested in Exarcheia, 36 years on

Since the election of the “socialist” party to power, the neighbourhood of Exarcheia in central Athens has seen an unprecedented police presence: cops of all shapes and sizes have quite literally been occupying the neighbourhood on a daily basis. People are ID’d, detained, arrested, simply for being in the area. With a media blackout on [...]