Daily Archives: April 13th, 2010

#243 | An occupation in solidarity to the 6 arrested anarchists

The “Union of Athens Daily Newspapers Editors” (i.e. columnists) (ESIEA) was occupied around 13:30 until 16:00 (local time) by comrades that wished to express their outrage about the mass media’s stand concerning the 6 arrested anarchists. From the very first moment this story broke out, the media consistently manufacture an image of tough, ruthless terrorists, [...]

#242 | Photographs from yesterday’s police raid at the Navarinou Park in Exarcheia, Athens; 70 people and one dog detained

Last night (12.04) the self-organised Navarinou park in Exarcheia, Athens came under attack by the police. 70 people were detained and taken to the police HQ in Alexandras Avenue held for hours and released, of course, with no charges. Amazingly, the detainees included one dog whose unlucky owner had taken for a stroll at the [...]

#241 | 70 people detained in Athens

UPDATE All detainees released, at about 01:30 in the morning of Tuesday 13.04 — At about 22.00 local time (20.00 GMT), approximately 70 people were detained from Exarcheia’s Navarinou Self-Organized Park without any obvious reason. Hundreds of cops raided the little park -which was created in March 2009- beating up brutally and injuring dozens of [...]