[Continuous Updates]
- 23.36 GMT+2 To the people asking about the “injured” rector of the Athens University: This is only coming from mainstream media and we can only be very suspicious about this piece of news, as this injury could be used as pretext for storming the Athens University, which seems to be something the cops are considering. The rector did walk past two people reporting for the Occupied London blog, just outside the university. Both confirm he seemed more pissed of than “injured”. At the same time, mainstream media report that he is in intensive care!
- 22:18 GMT+2 About 1000 people are concentrated in Exarchia Square. Protest in Athens’ Police headquarters where 177 people are detained.
- 21. 50 GMT+2 1000 people are marching from the place where Alexis was killed to the Exarchia Square.
- 21.00 GMT+2 About 1000 people were gathered to the place where Alexis was killed by the cops.
- 20.25 GMT +2 Confirmed, the 21 people arrested in the anarchist space Resalto, yesterday, are all charged under the anti-terrorist law! The 41 people arrested during the eviction of the Town Hall of Keratsini are appearing before the prosecuting judge now – 9pm on a Sunday night! Democracy works overtime, it seems.
- 19.31 GMT+2 At least three people were run over on purpose by motorcycle police at today’s demonstration. One woman is in critical condition. See this youtube video and especially minutes 3:07 and 5.32, which show two of the injuries.
- 19.21 GMT+2 There are strong rumours that a police raid of the Propylea building of the University of Athens is imminent. The building, on Panepistimiou avenue, is occupied by people currently in minor street-fighting with the cops that have surrounded it.
- 19.10 GMT+2 At least 134 detentions in Athens and 88 in Thessaloniki, today only. All you internationals in the Greek streets tonight, please take special care, the cops are trying to detain as many internationals as possible to try prove the conspiracy theory that thousands of foreign anarchists invaded the country for tonight.
- 18.42 GMT+2 For those of you in Athens tonight: It is impossible to access the Polytechnic at this time (18:42 GMT+2), riot police units have surrounded it all around and won’t let anyone approach. We don’t quite know if there is any way to access the Law School, we are trying to find out and go there. There is a gathering called for 9pm at the corner of Messologiou and Tzavela streets, where Alexis was assassinated.
- 18.31 GMT+2 Riot cops have violated the academic asylum at the Athens Law School. They chased and arrested people outside the gates of the university, at a space also covered by academic asylum. They even crossed into the gates of the university for a few minutes. We have people arrested there, we don’t know how many yet.
- 18.25 GMT+2 Athens IMC is down; we think the server is under attack and/ or being blocked.
- 17:20 GMT+2 In Exarcheia, riot police swept through the square. Around 100 of us tried to find refuge in the building of the Migrants’ Haunt on Tsamadou street. The pigs in uniform stood outside the building, tear-gassing through the windows and doors. Tear-gassing in an indoors space is, of course, potentially murderous attack.
- 14.00 GMT+2 Today’s demonstration had around 15,000 people, met by around 10,000 cops on the streets. The demonstration was attacked only a few minutes after it started: Two eye-witnesses from Occupied London saw at least ten unprovoked arrests right the spot, on the corners of Panepistimiou Avenue and Ippokratous Street.
“State and Capital assassinate every day and not with bullets alone. We live the causes, we don’t wait for any occasions. Everyone to the streets: For dignity, for freedom, for Anarchy. Open anarchist assembly for multiform action.”
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A quick update until the next post. Clashes during the march, culminating in the serious injury of a demonstrator in Syntagma by the Delta squad. Widespread police provocation and violence. Until half an hour ago, many people in the streets. Police raids in occupied spaces.
maybe people should spread a rumor that the police have killed someone. it is only luck if they don’t. they are trying, and people should be acting like it.
Na żywo z okupowanych Aten.
19.31 GMT+2 Conajmniej trzy osoby zostały potrącone przez policję na motocyklach w trakcie demonstracji. Jedna kobieta jest w stanie krytycznym. Dwa z tych wypadków widoczne są na tym klipie na youtube, w minutach 3:07 i 5.32.
* 19.21 GMT+2 Krążą wiarygodne pogłoski że nieunikniony jest szturm policji na budynki Propylea, Uniwersytetu Aten. Budynek na ulicy Panepistimiou jest okupowany na uliczkach w okół trwają potyczki z otaczającą go policją.
* Tylko dzis dokonano conajmniej 134 aresztowań w Atenach i 88 w Salonikach. Wszyscy przyjezdni na ulicach – uważajcie, policja stara się aresztować jak najwięcej “międzynarodowych” żeby udowodnić swoje koncepcje spiskowe na temat tysięcy anarchistów zza granicy którzy najechali kraju.
* Dla wszystkich obecnych w Atenach: obecnie nie da się wejść na teren politechniki (18:42 GMT+2), całość została otoczona przez policję która nie pozwala się nikomu zbliżyć. Nie wiemy jeszcze czy da się dotrzeć do Szkoły Prawa, próbujemy to właśnie sprawdzić. Na 21wszą zwołane zostało zgromadzenie na rogu Messologiou i Tzavela streets, gdzie został zamordowany Alexis.
* 18.31 GMT+2 Oddziały do tłumienia zamieszek naruszyły autonomie Ateńskiego Szkoły Prawa. Aresztowali ludzi przed bramą uniwersytetu, w strefie równierz objętej autonomią. Przeszli nawet przez barmę uniwersytetu i zostali tam parę minut. Wiemy że ludzie byli tam aresztowani ale nie wiemy dokładnie ilu.
* 18.25 GMT+2 IMC Ateny przestało działać, myślimy że może być to efekt ataku lub blokady.
* 17:20 GMT+2 W Exarchei, oddziały do tłumenia zamieszek przeszły przez główny skwer. Około 100 ludzi w tym my próbowało schronić się w budynku imigrantów na ulicy Tsamadou. Świcie w mundurach stały na zewnątrz, strzelając gazem łzawiącym do wnętrza budynku przez okna i drzwi. Uzycie gazu łzawiącego w zamkniętych przestrzeniach może mieć skutek śmiertelny.
* 14.00 GMT+2 Dzisiejsza demonstracja liczyła około 15,000 uczestników, na przeciw których stanęło 10,000. Demonstracja została zaatakowana zaledwie parę minut po rozpoczęciu: dwoje świadków naocznych współpracujących z Occupied London widziało conajmniej dzisięć niesprowokowanych aresztowań tylko w tym miejscu, na rogu aleji Panepistimiou i ulicy Ippokratous.
The rector of the University of Athens is in intensive care, after he was beaten. He just had a concussion but he also suffers from a heart condition, that’s why they put him in IC.
THE JUNTA HAS RETURNED.
REVOLUTION IS NECESSARY.
pof!!! it is not easy to follow you from abroad. can someone tell me what is the latest news? how many people arrested? how many people injured? (of course except the rector)
Who has beaten up the rector of the University of Athens? Any information related to this would be appreciated.
found it
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/07/content_12601541.htm
So far at least 60 people have been arrested, and three people, two demonstrators and a policewoman, were injured. Also slightly injured is Christos Kittas, the rector of Athens University. He was transferred to hospital as a precautionary measure after an incident with anarchists who invaded his office breaking the doors of the university earlier.
Some online sources report clashes in Stournari str., and raid into the University of Athens. Who has beaten the rector ? Let us wait a bit, it might turn out that he has not been beaten after all…
Correction: University of Salonica.
Online sources report minor or major clashes in Volos, Ioannina, Patras, Athens, Salonica.
holding breath
Pictures? Videos? I can barely find any A/V coverage on youtube.
in a way it’s good, that in greek there are not many ppl photographing and filming demos. for example in videos from pittsburgh it seems there are more people with camera than without one. not very safe environment for demonstrators who want to remain anonymous.
still.. watching riots is fun
“for example in videos from pittsburgh it seems there are more people with camera than without one.”
This is exactly the problem, the United States is a society of spectators, while Greece is a society of actors. Some people watch history, other people make it…
also that for some people it seems to be top priority to get a good media coverage of the event. not only in reformist demonstrations, but also in anarchist demonstrations – the more burning cars there are in The picture the better.
and i’m not trying to lecture people who want to see pictures from athens. i’ve been searching pics and videos myself since yesterday ^___^ Sometimes it’s just easy to forget how bad goal a spectacle is
the priority is surely not the media coverage of what happens. last year, the events that became known about the december insurrection were not even the half of what really happened, and especially in the first 3-4 days, when almost nothing was reported.
Also, if you film and then get arrested, the cops will have plenty of clues about comrades. It better not to give them this gift. I must say that it is not safe to film the demonstrations in greece. If people find someone filming, they usually take his camera and erase everything (if he is lucky and they don’t believe that he is a journalist or under cover cop…).
“fire to the society of spectacle” was my nickname, but was cut for unknown reason
I just have 3 words for the greek comrads…
Bati buruya domophonoi!!!
From a damn coward, who’s somewhat ashamed to have went back to Canada, reading these news…
(A)narcho-syndicalists FOREVER !
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