In the early hours of Sunday, July 12 the refugee settlement adjacent to the port of Patras was “mysteriously” set on fire during a police operation. According to eye-witness reports, the police cordoned off the area surrounding the settlement at about 5 a.m. Four greek citizens in solidarity who were near the settlement were immediately [...]
The Afghani migrant injured yesterday is still in a critical condition, yet various mainstream media reports and posts on Athens and Patras IMCs claiming he has died are not true.
There is a demonstration called for 6pm today in the city of Patras – a short report will be posted here.
On the afternoon of March 2 an Afghani migrant was critically injured when hit by a truck in the port city of Patras. According to eyewitnesses the migrant was deliberately run over by the truck driver, having just fell off from another truck he was trying to hide into in order to get on board [...]
19:19 The people who occupied state-run TV station NET respond to the government’s slanderous comments here. Yet another riot police van was attacked and burnt in Athens. Open general assemblies right now at the occupied university of Economics and the occupied building of the general confederation of workers in greece. Things are building up for [...]
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Video from the demonstration in Patras. Just to put this into perspective: The demonstration was called by the (anarchist &leftist) occupation of the “parartima” (branch of the university in the city centre). This was their callout. Under “normal” circumstances, around 100-200 people would respond. These are not normal days we are living, though: 5-6,000 people [...]
Athens 2-3,000 took the streets responding to the callout of the Law school occupation for a demonstration. The cops seemed very passive, for once. There are rumours that they are running out of tear gas, which is why they had to play passive today. A large part of the demonstrators passing in front of the [...]
ATHENS: High School students joined the trade union march. They pelted riot police with stones and paint. In the suburb of Kaisariani the school students attacked the local police station.
Meanwhile, a group of anarchists attacked the central courts while inside Alexandros’ murderer was appearing before the prosecutor. The court’s control room and a media van [...]
eyewitness report
Tuesday’s demonstration was called by local anarchist groups. Participation was phenomenal by the city’s standards – around 3,000 people (some reports put this number up to 5,000) took the streets of Patras behind the anarchist banners and against state violence. The march cruised through the city; banks were smashed. Meanwhile, the city’s police force [...]
PATRAS
CONFIRMED: The anarchist block was attacked and chased by riot police and fascists. Demonstrators found shelter in friendly flats in groups of tens and twenties; fascists and undercover cops attacked them from the streets, smashing up windows.
UNCONFIRMED: It is rumored that the fascists were transported from Athens and provided with tear gas by the police.
ATHENS
Heavy [...]
An eyewitness report from Patras, over the phone: Over 1,000 people are in the streets – effectively in control of the centre of the city. Many banks are smashed – at least 6 or 7 so far. The central commercial street of Agiou Nikolaou is completely blocked off with barricades.
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