After the Greek Riots

Since the ministries say nothing, we will.

Since the media connect nothing, we will.

The military-type raid of the Anarchist Space “Resalto” in Keratsini.

A space of intervention and counter-information which, as all spaces of struggle, never covered its animosity to those repressing and its solidarity to the repressed, openly and publicly.

…something annoying for the minister.

The arrest, on the same night, of all who gathered in support of the comrades in a nearby square and following, in the town hall of Nikaia, as well as those who gathered at the point of assassination of Alexis Grigoropoulos a year later.

…something annoying for the minister.

Of the police-occupied Athens, the 13,000 cops, the body controls, the blockage of the Polytechnic, their anxiety to repress the demonstration of December 6th.

…but the minister will be annoyed much further.

The plan of terrorisation that he has put into practice is bound to fail.

The colleagues of the murderer cops who swarmed Athens today caused no fear, they caused rage.

The arrests of the comrades and the heavy charges against them cause no awkwardness, they bring solidarity.

The attacks on spaces, occupations and places of struggle will bring no isolation, but even higher doggedness and crouch.

NO HOSTAGE IN THE HANDS OF THE MURDERERS

FREEDOM TO THE 22 COMRADES OF RESALTO, CHARGED WITH FELONIES AND TO THE 43 COMRADES IN SOLIDARITY WHO ARE UNDER TRIAL RIGHT NOW AT THE COURTHOUSE OF PIREAUS

FREEDOM TO THE 12 ARRESTEES OF EXARCHEIA, IN THE FABRICATED SHOW OF POLICE FORCE

RESIST THEIR PLAN FOR TOTALITARIAN OPPRESION

MASS RESPONSE TO THE ASSASSINATIONS, THE BEATINGS, THE ARRESTS, THE MEDIA LIES

THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE THE BET OF SOCIAL CONSENSUS

EVERYONE TO THE STREETS.

Comrades from the Occupied Athens Polytechnic

[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.”

In the morning, comrades occupied the building of “Olympion” cinema, in the northern city of Thessaloniki. It’s one of the most central spots of the city (Aristotle square) and it was taken in order to convert it to a spot of resistance and meeting of the people. A communique was published and handed to people. It calls “everyone to go out to the streets”.

In the afternoon some videos were shown: “The Wobblies”, videos about the incidents of Nikea (#103, #105, #107, #108, #111, #113), about last December’s insurrection, about the case of the anarchist prisoner Ilias Nikolaou and then an open discussion/assembly was held.

As the situation in Athens became known, and a spontaneous demonstration was decided in coordination with comrades from the other occupation of the city (Theater School Occupation). It passed in front of the Police Department and moved in the central streets, followed by a lot of riot police.

Later in the night, tension was reported near the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as riot police presence was noticed. Hours later (around 4am) about 100 riot policemen attacked the area (transpassing the academic asylum area) from different directions and arrested 7 persons.  Eye witnesses and a pirate radio station that is based in the university (http://www.1431am.org/) report that the arrested were just sitting in the university campus, as many universities are occupied by students. It’s the second time cops enter this university, the first one happened two years ago.

EVERYBODY TO THE STREETS, TO BREAK THE TERROR

Approximately 150-160 people have been detained as a means of terrorisation whilst also preventing and deterring others from participating in demonstrations marking the anniversary of the murder of a 15 year old youth in Athens. As a result the Polytechnic University of Athens has been Occupied and actions called.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS.

Approximately 150-160 people have been detained as a means of terrorisation whilst also preventing and deterring others from participating in demonstrations marking the anniversary of the murder of a 15 year old youth in Athens.

A year after the murder of Alexandros Grigoropolous by the Greek state, the regime enforcing army are attempting to seize every corner of the city.

The uniformed murderers have invaded the social centre, “Resalto”, in Keratsini. They attacked youths and have blockaded all entrances and exits to places of social and political struggle. They have surrounded Exarhia and the Polytechnic, and continue to make large numbers of arrests and detainments.

The puppets of the regime, the media, are transmitting state propaganda and as a result are creating an atmosphere and terror.
One year after the social upheaval of December 2008, the system of oppression and exploitation is once again attempting to re-assert its authority. The Government are attempting to enforce a state of emergency in order to drown out social utrage and enforce the silence of a cemetery on society.

Due to the seizure of the city we are occupying the Polytechnic university.

We are calling every person who wants to resist to do so by any means possible.

We will keep the space, and are showing solidarity with all those who face state persecution.

We demand the immediate release of all those arrested and detained.

EVERYONE ON THE STREETS TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT 13.30pm, PROPYLEA

WE DON’T FORGET

WE DON’T FORGIVE

EVERYTHING CONTINUES

Occupied Polytechnic

The town hall of Keratsini in Western Athens has been occupied following, and in response to the police raid of the local anarchist space Resalto. It seems possible that a police raid in the town hall, too, is imminent. Meanwhile in Exarcheia, people have been scarce under some heavy rain. A few hundred demonstrators are now in the Polytechnic with riot police literally on every single street corner in the close vicinity.

Corporate media report that at least 93 people have been detained by police so far; at least 12 arrests. Athens IMC seems to be having trouble to respond to the traffic demand. Will try and post as frequent updates as possible here.