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. The response of the [...]

Today (19.10.2009) at around 3pm, detainees at the migrant prison of Pagani in Mytilini set fire to two of the wings. They were protesting against their continuous detention and in particular for the fact that some detainees are released after a few weeks while others remain imprisoned for a much longer time. They also protest [...]

The eight demonstrators arrested at last night’s demo in solidarity with Mohammad Atif Kamran appeared in front of the local attorney general. Five of the eight are charged with fellonies under the newly-introduced law in the country that bans hoodies at demonstrations. Another three are charged with misdemeanours. This is a very important charge as [...]

Mohammad Atif Kamran was a 25-year old migrant from Pakistan. On September 26, Mohammad’s house was raided by police who beat him, dragged him to the local police station and tortured him. On October 10, Mohammad passed away (more on his case here). Today, a week after Mohammad’s death, a demonstration was called at Nikaia, [...]