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Informe de las manifestaciones en el territorio griego. Miles de personas levantándose contra los asesinos de Alexis :: Minuto a minuto de Indymedia Atenas

Informe de las manifestaciones en el territorio griego

Grecia Libertaria

Lárisa: Unas 400 personas recorrieron el centro de la ciudad. Durante la manifestación se destrozaron camaras de vigilancia y las entradas de varios bancos (en todos los bancos habían instalado durante los últimos días rollos de protección). En la Plaza de “Gobierno de la Comarca”, los antidisturbios se acercaron al cuerpo de la manifestación, y despues de haber un destrozo de una camara de vigilancia, le atacaron. El bloque antiautoritario, que lo componían unas 200 personas, con “cadenas de cuerpos” y palos de madera se defendieron consiguiendo que los antidisturbios se retiraran. La manifestación siguó su recorrido y hubo un pequeño enfrentamiento con lanzamientos de piedras. Se levantaron pequeñas barricadas con cubos de basura. Los izquierdistas de la Asamblea Abierta de Diciembre, pusieron frente exigiendo el retiro de la policia. La manifestación terminó en la Facultad de Medicina, sin haber detenciones.

Rézimno (Isla de Creta): Concentración-Manifestación de unas 200 personas, sobre todo estudiantes de la Universidad de Creta. Buen ritmo en una ciudad muy vigilada y llena de secretas. El Lunes, los alumnos de la secundaria han decidido abstenerse de las clases.

Agrínio: Despues de la concentración en la Plaza Dimádi, se realizó manifestación con la participación de cerca de 100 personas. Durante la mani, se destrozaron las entradas de varios bancos, un coche patrulla policial, un coche de bomberos y los correos (donde hubo un intento de prender fuego). Más tarde hubo fuerte disturbios en la Plaza Dimádi entre manifestantes y dos pelotones antidisturbios. Ocho personas resultaron arrestadas.

La noche anterior, sobre las dos de la madrugada, 4 policias atacaron a un grupo de compañeros a las afueras de un bar en el centro de Agrínio. Los últimos llamaron a más gente que estaban dentro del bar, y unas 30 personas les devolvieron el ataque con patadas y piedras. Se rompieron dos coches de patrulla policial y tres coches de la policia secreta. Fue una respuesta despues de un intento, por parte de la policia, de provocar un accidente contra un compañero que iba en moto.

Ioánnina: Gran manifestación con la participación de unas 1.500 personas. Al terminar la mani hubo disturbios y unas 40 personas resultaron detenidas. Antes de empezar la manifestación, policias invadieron en un Local Autogestionado identificado a unas 15 personas que estaban en el local. No se detuvo ninguno de ellos.

Lamía: Manifestación de unas 80-100 personas se realizó en la ciudad de Lamía. La policia intentó rodear la manifestación pero sin éxito. Al terminar hubo una segunda manifestación por alumnos de la secundaria.

Kavála: Manifestación de unas 100 personas (anarquistas e izquierdistas), bajo una presencial policial muy fuerte que nunca se había visto anteriormente en la ciudad.

Sérres: La concentración empezó a las 17:30 en la Plaza Central de la ciudad. Se leyeron, a través de la megafonía instalada, un texto sacado por el Local Autogestionado de la ciudad que hacía mención a la represión del estado a partir del 06 de Diciembre de 2008, y uno más de carácter contrainformativo informando sobre los hechos que tuvieron lugar el día anterior en Atenas y Tesalónica exigiendo la libertad de todos los detenidos. También se informó del caso del preso anarquista Ilías Nikoláu, condenado ante unas acusaciones falsas y de risas. Hubo proyeccion de imágenes y se levantaron dos pancartas: “La lucha del hombre contra la autoridad es también lucha de la memoria contra el olvido. Contra la represión del estado, no perdonamos” y “Libertad para todos los detenidos”.

En la manifestación participaron unas 60 personas. Se hicieron varias pintadas, ante una presencia policial grande. En los juzgados de la ciudad hubo una pequeña tensión, cuando unos manifestantes lanzaron unas bolsas de pintura. Poco antes de terminar la manifestación se destrozó una cajero automático.

Pátra: Gran manifestación con la participación de unas 2.500 personas con muy buen ritmo y mucha pasión. Se hicieron muchos ataques (piedras-cocteles molotov) contra bancos, tiendas multinacionales, el ayuntamiento y correos. Los antidisturbios, en la Plaza de los Tres Aliados, respondieron con gases lacrimogenos. Los manifestantes terminaron en el Centro Social Parártima, donde levantaron barricadas. Todas las detenciones se hicieron antes de la manifestación (unas 50 personas en total) donde más tarde se dejaron todos. Tres personas resultaron heridas. Los bloques estaban constituidos por vKA (comunistas, no estalinistas), EEK (trochquistas), A.K (movimiento antiautoritario), Asociaciones estudiantiles y alumnos de la secundaria.

Kórinzos: Unas 150 personas salieron desde el Palacio de los Juzgados. A las afueras de la Universidad antidisturbios intentaron rodear a los manifestantes, y estos últimos se defendieron con lanzamientos de piedras y cocteles molotov. Más tarde algunos manifestantes pusieron fuego en el Banco Nacional. Mientras el cuerpo se iba acercando a la Comisaría, un grupo de 20 personas salió de las filas de la manifestación y atacó a los antidisturbios con cocteles molotov, donde cinco agentes policiales resultaron heridos. Entre 15-20 personas fueron llevadas a la Comisaría, quedando detenidos tres de ellos.

Ksánzi: Unas 800 personas se manifestaron en la ciudad de Kzánzi. La manifestación era en general pacifica sin ocurrir enfrentamientos (aparte de insultos). Sin embargo, despues de la manifestación grupos de personas se dirigieron a la Escuela Politécnica, donde levantaron barricadas y realizaron ataques con cocteles molotov contra agentes antidisturbios, y contra la sede de la Compañía Electrica (D.E.I).

Vólos: Unas 1.300 personas participaron en la manifestación en la ciudad de Vólos. La presencia policial era muy tensa y no dejaba de provocar en todo momento. También la manifestación tenía un carácter pacifico, sin embargo al terminar el recorrido por el centro se levantaron barricadas y se hicieron ataques con lanzamientos de piedras y cocteles molotov. Los antidisturbios hicieron gran uso de gases lacrimogenos. Los M.A.T consiguieron encerrar a los manifestantes en la Universidad, donde había, más de 200 personas rodeadas de secretas y antidisturbios. Se desconoce hatsa ahora si ha habido detenciones.

Mytilíni (Isla de Lesvos): Manifestación con unas 100 personas. Se gritaron consignas, se hicieron pintadas, stencils y una camara de vigilancia fue destrozada. La presencia policial fua “discreta” sin intervenir.

Iráklio (Isla de Creta): El dogma de la “represión preventiva” se aplicó perfectamente en la ciudad cretense.La presencia policial fue muy provocativa a las afueras de los dos C.S.O.A´s que hay en el centro de la ciudad. Concretamente, gente que salió del C.S.O.A Píkpa para dirigirse a la manifestación recibió un ataque por parte de la policia, donde dos compañeras fueron detenidas. Al mismo tiempo, antidisturbios habían rodeado a unas 25 personas en el parque Zeotokópulos, provenidos del C.S.O.A vecinal de Evangelismós. Los antidisturbios exigían identificar a la gente. Los compañeros reaccionaron y enseguida empezaron cargas policiales y hostias por ambas partes. Gente de la concentración cuando se enteró de lo ocurrido se dirigió al parque donde consiguieron liberar a toda la gente. Se produjeron 5 detenciones, antes de la manifestación, sin que hubiera pasado nada. A uno de los detenidos, policias intentaron cargarle cocteles molotov que supuestamente no llevaba…

Los compañeros que estaban atrapados en el C.S.O.A Píkpa disfrutaron de la solidaridad de la manifestación, ya que los manifestantes se negaban a empezar el recorrido si la policia no dejaría antes a los compañeros acudir en la concentración, algo que consiguieron.

En la manifestación participaron más de 1.000 personas y no se produjeron disturbios. Por la noche se ocupó el Centro Cultural Andrógeo para denunciar la represión policial y exigir la libertad para todos los detenidos.

Kardícha: Manifestación de unas 200 personas. Se hicieron varias pintadas en edificios y administraciones públicas.


Minuto a minuto de Indymedia Atenas

[Traducido por La Haine]

* 23.36: La gente se pregunta por el "lesionado" rector de la Universidad de Atenas: Esta información sólo procede de medios burgueses y hay que ser muy cuidadosos con esta noticia, ya que esta lesión puede ser utilizado como pretexto para el asalto de la Universidad de Atenas, que parece ser algo que la policía está considerando. El rector pasó caminando, en las afueras de la universidad, junto a dos reporteros del blog Londres ocupado. Ambos confirman que el rector parecía más molesto que "lesionado". Al mismo tiempo, los medios burgueses informan que está en cuidados intensivos!

* 22.18: Cerca de 1.000 personas se concentran en la Plaza de Exarchia. Protesta en la jefatura de Policía de Atenas, donde están detenidos 177 personas.

* 21.50: 1.000 personas marchan desde el lugar donde fue asesinado Alexis a la Plaza de Exarchia.

* 21.00: Cerca de 1.000 personas se reunieron en el lugar donde Alexis fue asesinado por la policía.

* 20.25: Confirmado, las 21 personas detenidas en el espacio anarquista Resalto, ayer, son todas acusadas bajo la ley anti-terrorista! Las 41 personas detenidas durante el desalojo del Ayuntamiento de Keratsini están compareciendo ante el juez encargado del caso ahora - 9 de la noche! La democracia funciona con horas extraordinarias, lo que parece.

* 19.31: Al menos tres personas fueron atropellados por motos de la policía en la manifestación de hoy. Una mujer está en estado crítico.

* 19.21: Hay fuertes rumores de que es inminente una redada de la policía en el edificio Propylea de la Universidad de Atenas. El edificio, en la Avenida Panepistimiou, está ocupada por personas que se están enfrentando con los policías que las han rodeado.

* 19.10: Al menos 134 detenciones en Atenas y 88 en Salónica, sólo hoy. Todos los internacionalistas que salgan a las calles esta noche, por favor, tengan especial cuidado, los policías están tratando de detener a los internacionalistas a como de lugar para tratar de probar la teoría de la conspiración, que dice que miles de anarquistas extranjeros invadieron el país!.

* 18.42: Para lxs que se encuentran esta noche en Atenas: Es imposible acceder a la Universidad Politécnica en este momento, las unidades de la policía antidisturbios han rodeado todos los alrededores y no dejan que nadie se acerque. No sé muy bien si hay alguna manera de acceder a la Facultad de Derecho, estamos tratando de averiguar e ir allí. Hay una reunión convocada para las 21hs. en la esquina de las calles Messologiou y Tzavela, donde fue asesinado Alexis.

* 18.31 Policías antimotines han violado el asilo académico en la Facultad de Derecho de Atenas.Hubo persecuciones y personas detenidas a las puertas de la universidad, en un espacio también cubierto por el asilo académico. Incluso los represores cruzaron las puertas de la universidad por unos minutos. Tenemos personas detenidas allí, no sabemos cuántos todavía.

* 18.25: Atenas IMC está caída; creemos que el servidor está bajo ataque y / o están bloqueados.

* 17:20: En Exarcheia, la policía antidisturbios cubrió la plaza. Alrededor de 100 de nosotros tratamos de encontrar refugio en el Refugio de los Inmigrantes, en la calle Tsamadou. Los cerdos de uniforme estaban fuera del edificio, arrojando gases lacrimógenos por las ventanas y puertas.

* 14.00: En la manifestación de hoy había alrededor de 15.000 personas, que se enfrentaron a alrededor de 10.000 policías en las calles. La manifestación fue atacada pocos minutos después de su inicio: Dos testigos oculares de Londres ocupado vieron por lo menos diez detenciones sin provocación previa, en las esquinas de la Avenida Panepistimiou y Ippokratous Street.

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Actualizado 20.30: Finaliza la manifestación estudiantil

Enfrentamientos alrededor de la universidad Politécnica. Un estudiante gravemente herido. Más de 800 personas arrestadas hasta hoy

Un estudiante de instituto ha sido gravemente herido por la policía. La prensa lo confirma, pero no se conocen más detalles por ahora.

El edificio de la administración de la Universidad Aristotélica de Tesalónica acaba de ser ocupado por estudiantes en protesta por la violación del asilo académico por tercer día consecutivo.

Desde el sábado hasta hoy, lunes, al menos 823 personas han sido detenidas en todo el país; de éstas, 159 han sido oficialmente arrestadas y acusadas. Estos son tan sólo los números confirmados; los verdaderos podrían ser mayores.

La manifestación estudiantil en Atenas terminó hace unas horas. La presencia policial fue de nuevo muy intensa; han sido arrestadas al menos 19 personas y detenidas 35 en una protesta en la que casi no hubo enfrentamientos. Unos cientos de personas terminaron en la Politécnica, donde hace media hora hubo enfrentamientos con la policía. Dejamos la plaza de Exarjia hace veinte minutos y había mucha gente allí también.

Se sabe que un estudiante de instituto ha sido gravemente herido por la policía. La prensa lo confirma, pero no se conocen más detalles por ahora.

Extraído de After the Greek riots [Occupied London]. Traducido por Klinamen


Actualizado 16.30:

La violenta policía ha lanzado gases lacrimógenos y balas de goma contra manifestantes al final de una marcha de protesta convocada con motivo del aniversario de la muerte por disparos de agentes policiales de Alexandros Grigoropoulos, de 15 años, el 6 de diciembre de 2008.

Unas 15.000 personas, muchas de ellas estudiantes, han secundado la convocatoria de organizaciones de izquierda, muchas de ellas anarquistas, en la gran manifestación que desembocó en la sede del Parlamento griego.

Cientos de jóvenes respondieron a las agresiones policiales contra la marcha lanzaron piedras y palos y causando daños en vehículos de lujo y paradas de autobús. Unos 15 activistas han sido detenidos hoy, los que se suman a las más de 400 personas arrestadas el sábado y el domingo en todo el país.

Los empleados de colegios, institutos, ministerios, transportes y oficinas de Hacienda pararon su actividad durante tres horas para que los funcionarios y estudiantes pudieran participar en las protestas.

El nuevo Ejecutivo socialista ha desplegado una fuerza de más de 10.000 agentes en Atenas. El asesinato del joven de 15 años Alexis Grigoropoulos hace un año desató tres semanas de protestas y disturbios, los más graves en el país en 35 años, en los que a la muerte del joven se sumó la frustración de parte de la población ante la mala situación económica, la corrupción gubernamental y la falta de oportunidades para la juventud. Los dos agentes implicados en la muerte del joven aún no ha sido juzgados, después de que el inicio del proceso se retrasará varias veces debido, precisamente, al temor a disturbios.

Dos españolas detenidas

Dos ciudadanas españolas fueron detenidas durante la jornada de ayer domingo en Atenas, mientras participaban en las protestas convocadas con motivo del aniversario de la muerte de Grigoropoulos, según informaron fuentes de la Embajada española en Atenas.

Hasta el momento, los diplomáticos españoles han podido ponerse en contacto con una de las detenidas, mientras que está previsto que hagan lo propio con la segunda arrestada durante la tarde del lunes, indicaron estas fuentes. Por ahora no ha trascendido la identidad de ninguna de las dos detenidas, ambas en proceso de declaración. Se desconoce de momento si serán encausadas.


Actualizado ayer por la noche: Más de cien detenidos en el aniversario del asesinato de Alexis Grigoropoulos

El ministro de "Orden Público", Michalis Chrisochoidis, había anunciado su plan: las fuerzas del orden iban a cumplir su deber de "proteger" a los ciudadanos sin permitir que "los vándalos saquearan de nuevo Atenas".

Las crónicas de los medios burgueses insisten, como el año pasado, en atribuir a anarquistas venidos de fuera los disturbios. Sin embargo, las noticias que llegan de otras fuentes dan cuenta de detenciones preventivas de gente que se dirigía hacia las manifestaciones.

Otros analistas centran el foco en otro punto. Takis Fotopoulos, economista y filósofo, fundador del movimiento por la "democracia inclusiva" lo ve así: "Grecia sufre una crisis sistémica desde hace tiempo. Una crisis que no es sólo económica sino también de credibilidad institucional. Lo que está en crisis en la política representativa en su conjunto".

Quienes han salido a la calle, quienes ocupan las universidades no son sólo "elementos perturbadores" como repite el eco de los medios burgueses. El periodista Pavlos Nerantzis cuenta en Il Manifesto de ayer otra versión.

En la calle, según Pavlos Nerantzis, está la generación de los 700 euros: estudiantes de las escuelas secundarias, institutos, universitarios, profesores, futuros parados, precarios. La misma gente cuya rabia explotó hace un año. Poco se ha hecho para cambiar la situación. El gobierno socialista no consigue contener el malestar de los jóvenes a los que no les faltan razones.

Las ascuas de la rabia por el asesinato de Alexis se reavivan al ver que el proceso contra los responsables no sólo no se ha realizado sino que será aplazado. La madre de Alexis y sus abogados han denunciado el intento de esconder el proceso al público y a los medios.

Aumentan los actos de violencia popular: artefactos explosivos, disparos contra comisarías. Se habla, dice Nerantzis, de una nueva generación de "terroristas", sin embargo no se trata de actos de violencia ciega que se dirigen con rabia contra todo el mundo, si no contra objetivos claramente identificados con el Estado represor, provocando de momento sólo heridos.

Stefano Liberti cierra su crónica con la siguiente declaración de un vecino de Exarjía: "Creo que el 6 de diciembre se convertirá en la nueva fecha en que se producen disturbios en Atenas. Sustituirá al 17 de noviembre (aniversario de la revuelta del Politécnico contra la junta militar en 1973). Para los jóvenes 1973 está lejos, mientras que 2008 sigue presente en el recuerdo de todo el mundo".


Últimas notícias de Grécia

agência de notícias anarquistas-ana

Atenas y otras ciudades en Grecia están hoy (lunes 7) en estado de alerta después de los disturbios violentos durante el fin de semana y por las manifestaciones de muchos pidieron el lunes al mediodía, en memoria del asesinato de Alexis Grigoropoulos por un policía, hace un año.

Hoy por la mañana unos 500 estudiantes de secundaria bloquearon las calles centrales de los suburbios de la capital.

Por otra parte, unas 100 personas realizaron una protesta frente a la comisaría de policía en la zona de Alimos, en el sureste de Atenas.

En medio de una gran movilización policial, 10.000 agentes, el acceso a las calles que rodean el centro de Atenas están cerradas en previsión de un retorno masivo de personas a la protesta.

Los funcionarios y los trabajadores del sector convocaron a una huelga de tres horas para hoy.

Cientos de personas resultaron heridas y unas 500 fueron detenidas este fin de semana en enfrentamientos entre la policía y grupos de manifestantes en Atenas y otras ciudades fuera de los grandes actos en conmemoración del primer aniversario del asesinato de Alexis Grigoropoulos.

Breves notas de ayer (6) noche en Atenas y de otras ciudades más pequeñas de Grecia

En Patras, unas 2.000 personas realizaron una manifestación por las calles más céntricas de la ciudad. Los manifestantes atacaron la ciudad y destruyeron varios bancos. Al menos 50 personas fueron arrestadas.

La protesta en Xanthi se inició con barricadas en llamas. Las oficinas de la Empresa Nacional de Electricidad fueron atacadas con cócteles molotov.

Hubo disturbios por la noche en la ciudad de Ioannina. Varios bancos fueron destruidos y 40 personas detenidas. Un centro social antiautoritario en la ciudad fue asaltada por la policía.

En Volos, también se produjeron enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y la policía durante la marcha reunió a unas 1.500 personas.

Se informó de enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y la policía en la ciudad de Agrinio. Un coche de policía fue incendiado tras el lanzamiento de un cóctel Molotov y carreteras principales de la ciudad fueron cerradas por los manifestantes. Los manifestantes atacaron varios edificios capitalistas y el estales.

En Serres fue un ataque contra el Tribunal de Justicia de la ciudad con bombas de pintura. Nadie fue detenido.

En las islas de Rodas y Creta decenas de personas fueron arrestadas durante las protestas.

Anarquistas detenidos en el espacio "Resalto" el sábado (5) fueron transferidos a un tribunal de El Pireo. Una demostración de solidaridad frente a la Corte fue atacada por la policía con gases lacrimógenos y balas de goma.

En el centro de Atenas continuaron los combates alrededor de la Universidad de Derecho y la sala del Rectorado. La prensa está publicando notas de que el Rector fue herido por los manifestantes durante la ocupación del edificio, de hecho, fue hospitalizado debido a una enfermedad cardíaca crónica, que ha empeorado en los últimos días por el estrés. La policía está tratando de tomar ventaja de la falsa noticia para romper el asilo universitario y evacuar el edificio. La policía ha roto brevemente el derecho de asilo de la Escuela Universitaria al acceder a la entrada del edificio y perseguir a los manifestantes.

En Atenas, los aficionados que veían un partido de fútbol en el Estadio Olímpico fueron atacados por la policía tras gritar consignas contra de la represión de hoy. Una banda en las gradas fue erigido en honor de Alexis. El juego llegó a ser suspendido durante media hora.

Un local de la Red de Derechos Humanos y Civiles fue allanada por la policía que lanzó gases lacrimógenos para forzar su retirada.

La Sra. Koutsoumbou sigue hospitalizado con hemorragia interna y posible lesión cerebral. Fue atropeyada por un policía monotorizado durante una manifestación.

Por la noche, el centro de Atenas, a pesar del estado de terror, unas 1.000 personas lograron cruzar las barricadas de la policía para llegar al monumento Alexis Grigoropoulos en el lugar donde fue asesinado en Exarchia. Se llevó a cabo un minuto de silencio a las 21 de la tarde, hora de la muerte de Alexis. Luego, los manifestantes marcharon hasta la plaza central de Exarchia, pero su camino a la escuela politécnica fue bloqueada por la policía, que siguen ocupando las instalaciones que rodean la universidad. Una enorme bandera anarquista es izada en la parte superior del edificio de la universidad.

Antes había tensión en la estación de policía en Atenas, cuando la policía negó el acceso a los abogados, que se iban a reunir con las 177 personas detenidas en las manifestaciones.

En Salónica, la policía rompio el asilo universitario de nuevo en la sala principal de la Universidad Aristóteles para detener a un hombre. Hay 88 personas detenidas en la ciudad por las manifestaciones.

Video de los anarquistas de toman la bandera de Grecia y izan la de de color rojo y negro en la parte superior del edificio que ocupa la Escuela Politécnica:

Monday, December 7, 2009

demostration 6.12.09 athens for alexis


EDIT (18.30) athens greece.
The people of this mini-course in Athens, Omonia now dissolved.

EDIT (18.10)
Hundreds of students are leaving this time from Athens, to the Museum, where he encountered very strong police force

at the height of Alexandras Avenue.

EDIT (17.45)
Conflicts at the moment between demonstrators and police outside the area of Athens.
At the same time take place in the auditorium of the building MAX Tositsa the Polytechnic the "General Coordination

Meetings and occupation of Student Associations Athens.

Last updated: Monday, December 7, 2009, 15:21

In flagrant went just the 10 people arrested the previous Saturday night, to stand trial for eight misdemeanors they face.

Ultimately, the trial of the 10 postponed until the 16th of the month and left all free without caveats.

Meanwhile resumed preliminary examination by the Security to identify those responsible for the attempted murder against the Rector of the University of Athens.

So far there has been no identification of the perpetrators, and has requested the material of the cameras.

In particular they will seek information from what has been cameras record traffic management and those of television crews.

Separate file has been formed for the lowering and the burning of the Greek flag and the damage to the University, but until this time to trace the identity of the perpetrators.

By contrast, known seems to be the policeman who wounded yesterday in the machine the woman during the merger.

With the help of cameras has found that the officer has already formed a separate file.
PANER FROM ACAB FANS SUNDAY 6.12.09 ATHENS GREECE
In flagrant those arrested Saturday

Last updated: Monday, December 7, 2009, 15:21

In flagrant went just the 10 people arrested the previous Saturday night, to stand trial for eight misdemeanors they face.

Ultimately, the trial of the 10people all from italy albanian and spain until the 16th of the month and left all free without caveats.

Meanwhile resumed preliminary examination by the Security to identify those responsible for the attempted murder against the Rector of the University of Athens.

So far there has been no identification of the perpetrators, and has requested the material of the cameras.

In particular they will seek information from what has been cameras record traffic management and those of television crews.

Separate file has been formed for the lowering and the burning of the Greek flag and the damage to the University, but until this time to trace the identity of the perpetrators.

By contrast, known seems to be the policeman who wounded yesterday in the machine the woman during the merger.

With the help of cameras has found that the officer has already formed a separate file.
demostration last sunday!! in minden!! germany!! for alexis from ACAB , ANTIFA!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Employment agency ‘Manpower’ attacked in Bristol (UK)


6 December 2009 : Damage action against strike breaking, scumbag profiteer company

“On the night of 6th December Manpower offices in Bristol were attacked with hammers. All the big plate glass windows on the front of their office were smashed. This action was taken in the face of seemingly overwhelming attacks on workers everywhere by capital and state. Manpower were responsible for hiring 30,000 non unionised “workers” (read “scabs”) to break the recent strike action by postal workers. Well, some of us don’t forget that, as the old saying goes, an attack on one is an attack on all!

Manpower are just a symbol, the epitome of agencies profitting from the race to the bottom, forcing thousands into shitty jobs with no dignity, security or chance of escape, struggling so hard to kep heads above the shit. They oil the wheels of the corporate state , where people are totally expendable to the needs of the bosses and the profit machine. Huge pay increases and rewards for the few, cuts and threats for the rest of us.

The class divide between rich and poor is growing all the time, so we think it’s time we started acting like it!

In the social war, they have nothing to offer us but target practice. Fight the power!”

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the pritania bilding in propilaia center athens the ocoputing before half our from the anarchists

6.12.09
today athens 6.12.09

before 30 munites center of athens!!

fotos from today know!! athens demo for alexis!!

Major events occurring at this time in the center of Thessaloniki and in particular Aristotle Square.

Extensive episodes in the center of Thessaloniki

Last updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 15:03

People cut off from the planned path threw Molotov bombs at roadblocks setup by the police which responded by throwing teargas, making the surrounding atmosphere suffocating.

A little earlier, unknown people set fire to the Starbucks of Kamara, limited following direct intervention by the fire brigade.

They then burned rubbish along the Via Egnatia and smashed shop windows aroud the church area.

Traffic is stopped, and remains closed at Tsimiski. Diversion of vehicles from the new City Hall and Velideio.
translations (french & italian)

ATENE: COMUNICATO DAL POLITECNICO OCCUPATO, 05/12/2009 23H30

Un anno dopo l'assassinio di stato di Alexandros Grigoropoulos l'esercito di regime cerca di occupare la citta`. Gli assassini armati hanno prima invaso lo squat autogestito Resalto e poi il municipio del Pireo, che era occupato da compagni in protesta contro l'irruzione degli sbirri nello squat.

Questa sera la sbirraglia ha messo in stato d'assedio gli spazi di lotta politica e sociale e accerchiato il quartiere di Exarchia e il politecnico, mettendo parecchia gente in stato di fermo o di arresto. I media, porta parola di regime, riproducono il clima di terrore creato dalla propaganda di stato.

Un anno dopo la rivolta sociale di dicembre, il sistema dell'oppressione e dello sfruttamento vuole riguadagnare terreno cercando di instaurare uno stato d'urgenza per addomesticare la rabbia popolare e calare sulla societa` un silenzio di morte.

Sapendo che la citta` e` sotto assedio, noi occupiamo il policlinico e invitiamo tutti quelli che resistono a continuare la lotta con ogni mezzo.

Siamo determinati a mantenere questo spazio occupato e dichiaramo la nostra solidarieta` con tutti quelli che subiscono la repressione di stato.

ESIGIAMO LA LIBERAZIONE IMMEDIATA DI TUTTI I COMPAGNI FERMATI E ARRESTATI.
SCENDIAMO TUTTI IN STRADA DOMANI 6/12/2009 A PROPYLEA 13H30.

NON SI DIMENTICA.

NON SI PERDONA.

TUTTO CONTINUA !

Communiqué de l'occupation de l'école polytechnique d'Athènes

Un an après l'assassinat d'Alexandros Grigoropoulos par l'état grec, l'armée d'occupation du régime essaie de controler chaque coin de rue.
Les assassins armés ont envahi le squat autogéré Resalto et la mairie du quartier occupée suite à l'entrée des flics dans le squat.

Ils ont isolé les espaces de lutte politique et sociale, ils ont encerclés le quartier d'Exarchia et l'école polytechnique, en procédant à un grand nombre d'interpellations et d'arrestations
(pour des controles d'identité et certains avec des chefs d'inculpation)et cela continue en ce moment. Les portes parole parole du régime,les médias, reproduisent la propagande d'etat en créant un climat de terreur.

Un an après la revolte sociale de décembre, le système de l'oppression et de l'exploitation tente de regagner du terrain.
Il tente d'imposer un état d'urgence afon de museler la rage populaire et d'imposer un silence de cimetierre dans la société.

Prenant acte que la ville est sous occupation, nous occupons l'école polytechnique. Nous appelons chacun qui résiste à continuer la lutte par tous les moyens.
Nous tenons cet espace et nous déclarons notre solidarité à tous ceux qui subissent la répression d'état.

NOUS EXIGEONS LA LIBERATION IMMEDIATE DE TOUS LES INTERPELLES ET DES INCULPES
TOUS DANS LA RUE DEMAIN 6/12/09 PROPYLEA 13H30

ON N'OUBLIE PAS, ON NE PARDONNE PAS
TOUT CONTINUE

occupation de l'école polytechnique d'Athènes

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSTY OF ATHENS.

Approximately 150-160 people have been detained as a means of terrorizing the people in order to prevent and deter 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, the police, are attempting to seize every corner of the city.

The uniformed murderers have invaded the social centre, “Resalto”, in Keratsini. They have 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 is attempting to enforce a state of emergency in order to drown out social outrage 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 AT 13.30pm, PROPYLEA

WE DON’’T FORGET

WE DON’T FORGIVE

EVERYTHING CONTINUES

Occupied Polytechnic

Remember, Remember, the 6th of December: Northeast Day of Actions in Solidarity with the Greek Anti-Authoritarian Movement.


Remember, Remember, the 6th of December: Northeast Day of Actions in
Solidarity with the Greek Anti-Authoritarian Movement. Stand Against State
Repression, From the Left or Right.

In Boston, we will meet on the Copley Square green at 4pm and march to the
consulate building (on Beacon st, between Arlington and Charles st)

The Greek insurrection began almost a year ago. As we approach the
anniversary of its beginning, the day when a young anti-authoritarian was
shot dead by police in the anarchist "free neighborhood" of Exarchia in
downtown Athens, we must ask ourselves what happened, what's happening,
what failed, and, most importantly, what worked? As we reflect, we must
also recognize our roles as U.S. anarchists in solidarity with this
insurrection. We can all remember how we felt last year when we heard
Alexi was killed and that Athens was burning. We held solidarity actions
then, and we must demonstrate again.

The Greek insurrection led to the fall of the right-wing government and
the election of a socialist government. While its president calls it
“antiauthoritarians in power,” and the Minister of Public Order claims to
have many anarchists as good friends, on the new administration's first
day the Greek Socialist Party invaded the anarchist neighborhood of
Exarchia in Central Athens with 1,000 police. Since then, repression of
anarchists has been constant. The socialist administration attacked
November 17th demonstrations commemorating the 1973 rising against the
military junta, and have maintained a media blackout in Exarchia, whose
residents they continue to raid, detain, arrest, and pummel. These actions
will not go unpunished.

Regardless, the movement in Greece is only gaining steam, and the stage is
set for another Greek December to remember. Already, 400 schools and 30
universities have been occupied, anti-authoritarians are carrying out
"urban guerilla" actions against banks, government institutions,
multinational corporations, and the repressive police. Anarchists have
occupied several news stations to spread their messages,and workers have
declared dozens of strikes across the country.

On the other hand, the politicians, vowing to not let Greece fall into
"chaos" again, have announced a "Zero Tolerance" plan, deploying 6,000
officers in Athens to repress the inevitable uprising. "We want to send a
clear message, we won't tolerate a repeat of the violence and terror scene
in central Athens, we won't hand Athens to vandals," Citizen Protection
Minister Mihalis Chrysohoidis told reporters today.

Our comrades in Greece, those who fight for their freedom and prepare now
to escalate their struggle, need the support and solidarity of those of us
across the world who believe in their cause.

It is a time to once again muster the feelings of love and rage in order
to hold another day of solidarity on Sunday December 6th, 2009 the
anniversary of Alexi's death. We will hold actions and demos at Greek
consulates, school occupations, and candle lit vigils so the spirits of
our comrades are not forgotten.

In Boston, we will meet on the Copley Square green at 4pm and march to the
consulate building (on Beacon St, between Arlington and Charles Streets).
See you there!

OASA bus parked at the traffic lights of Kamara attacked with stones

A group of young people came out of from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and tried to write slogans on the bus for the anarchist prisoners and for Alexis.
Afraid, the driver tried to flee from the reaction of the young people, who were throwing stones that hit the bus.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Many Molotov cocktails!!

Many Molotov cocktails!! were thrown by unknown youths, a few minutes after 01:00 in the morning at the Police Department in Zografou.

According to reports, the youths, who were in the interior space of the Technical University, threw the Molotov cocktails, much damage to the fucking police station of Zografou in Athens.

06/12/2009

Violence erupts during Athens march

Violence erupts during Athens march

The police killing of a teenager unleashed the country's worst riots in decades last year [AFP]

Police and protesters have clashed in Athens as the city marked the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy which led to Greece's worst unrest in decades.

Riot police, hoping to avoid the lengthy riots of last year, fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators as they marched through the capital and other Greek cities on Sunday.

Greece's government had deployed more than 6,000 police officers onto the streets of Athens to avert a repeat of the severe rioting that hit the capital and major cities last year which caused millions of dollars of damage.

'Sporadic trouble'

Sporadic scuffles between stone-throwing protesters and riot police broke out around the Athens march.

"The murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos was not only a heinous act, it was a lesson for us all ... An obligation to try and ensure a fairer society for our younger generation"

Karolos Papoulias, Greek president

Police in full riot gear fired tear gas to disperse small groups of hooded youths.

"We are using teargas on several fronts where youths are damaging stores and setting fire to garbage bins," a police official, who requested anonymity, said.

"It's been a year since police murdered the boy and the government which caused the murder has collapsed but nothing has changed in terms of police brutality," Panos Garganas, a university employee, told the Reuters news agency.

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips, reporting from Athens, said: "There has been trouble during the last two or three hours very much centered around the university buildings in the centre of Athens.

"Under Greek law it is very difficult for the police to go into the university buildings and make arrests. Hard lined groups were armed with many bricks, stones, Molotov cocktails, and catapults and they fought running battles with the police around these buildings.

"Meanwhile the main march to commemorate the shooting of this 15-year-old boy, who was killed by the police last year, went through the city centre past the parliament building, and on the whole there things seemed to be peaceful. So, it's been a mixed picture - there has been sporadic trouble in parts of the Greek capital but the whole march itself was varied in tone," he said.

Police raid

On Saturday, Greek police arrested more than 150 people in Athens, to head off trouble on the anniversary.

Greece's government has warned it will have a zero tolerance policy towards violence [AFP]

The arrests took place after hundreds of people rallied in the central district of Exarchia, where Alexis Grigoropoulos was gunned down by a police officer on December 6 last year.

The youths reportedly attacked police officers with stones and petrol bombs.

In a raid in the western district of Keratsini, police detained at least 20 people.

The group of teenagers arrested included at least three Albanians, seven Greeks and five Italians.

"Five Italians and seven Greeks have been arrested, while dozens have been detained," a police official said.

"Some were throwing stones at police and others were armed with wooden sticks."

Zero tolerance

Greece's government also said it will not tolerate a repeat of last year's riots while Karolos Papoulias, the president of Greece, pleaded for calm ahead of the planned protests.

"We will not tolerate lawlessness and attacks on innocent citizens"

Theodoros Pangalos, Greek deputy prime minister

"The murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos was not only a heinous act, it was a lesson for us all ... an obligation to try and ensure a fairer society for our younger generation," he said.

Theodoros Pangalos, the Greek deputy prime minister, said: "We will not tolerate lawlessness and attacks on innocent citizens."

Grigoropoulos was shot dead by a police officer who claimed he fired into the air whilst under attack by youths.

Two police officers have been charged with murder and attempted murder for the teenager's death and are scheduled to stand trial on January 20.

Fears of violence have been heightened by reports that groups of anarchists from other European countries are planning to join the protests in Athens.

‘We’re gonna rule this town tonight’

Thousands of anarchists are battling 6,000 cops in Athens tonight. University building near parliament seized and anarchist banner flies from roof. Motor cycle snatch squads beingknocked over and bikes seized. Petrol bombs, barricades… ‘We’re gonna rule this town tonight’.

05/12/2009

Demonstration in Hamburg

Today an unauthorized demonstration took place against repression and police violence, as well as in remembrance of Alexis Grigoropoulos and all the victims of capitalism.
There were about 100 people at the demonstration. The demonstration was loud and strong. Police did only attack the demonstration once by driving into the demonstrators with a car. Besides, there were some identity controls. No one was hurt or arrested.
There were slogans shouted like "No Justice, No Peace, fight the police", "Polizia Assassini"...Some firework was used.

Solidarity with the Greek uprising and all liberated spaces!
Greetings to all the fighting people in Greece and everywhere!

Testimony of Eyewitness of the Assasination of Alexis Grigoropolous

Public testimony of an eyewitness of the assassination of 15 year's old boy Alexis Grigoropoulos from Greek Police that lead to December riots and general social revolt that still going on in Greece. The girl that she speaks in this text videotaped from her balcony above the spot of the assassination of Alexis the short-video that became world famous. She will be witness against the cop Ep. Korkoneas in his trial. This witness is a fragment from a bigger text and is included in the book "WE ARE AN IMAGE FROM THE FUTURE / The Greek Uprising of December 2009” that will be released in U.S.A. in February 2010 in U.S.A. from AK Press and is edited by A.G.Scwartz and comrades from Void Network.


Testimony of Eyewitness of the Assasination of Alexis Grigoropolous


I am an Exarchia resident whose balcony overlooks the spot where Alexis Grigoropoulos was murdered

I’m not so involved in any political activities. I’m not an activist. I can only speak about the killing. I can’t take a position on all the other things that happened because all these other things are very complicated and I don’t have clear thoughts on them.

Exarchia has always been an alternative, counterculture neighborhood. For many years it was a frequent occurrence that something would happen on a street corner in Exarchia and suddenly everyone from the cafes and the bars and the sidewalks would pour out into the streets and run to see what was happening. Usually it was incidents between people and police, some fights, confrontations, insults, shouting matches. In the old times it happened very often. Then there was a period when this didn’t happen so much, but in the last years it has started becoming more common again.

The reason that I found myself with a camera on the balcony that night was because I had always wanted to film one of these confrontations that are always taking place below my window. But every time I would come to my balcony to see what was happening, I got delayed. By the time I went back inside to get my camera it was too late, it was already over. This happened to me many times. And the last time that it happened, I said to myself, the next time, first I’ll grab the camera and then I’ll go to the balcony.

And in the end the next time turned out to be an incident that I never expected could happen. Two years earlier a friend visited me from Germany and he mentioned to me that the police here seem very provocative and dangerous. Even though he was a tourist, the way they behaved made him feel less safe, they made him feel endangered. And when this friend heard about what happened on the 6th of December, he wrote that he wasn’t at all surprised. But I was.

All the previous times, I never got scared observing these fights between people and the police. It was part of my everyday life in Exarchia. It was something commonplace. Because the Exarchia locals express their negation of authority firmly, and they believe in it, whenever something was happening I didn’t need to take a position or make a stand because it was just a part of life in this area. Of course in the ten years that I’ve lived in this flat, I’ve observed year after year a gradual increase in the police presence, an intensification. Policemen began to appear on every corner in the neighborhood, in groups, and also they were armored. The feeling of observing armored police in full riot gear carrying pistols, tear gas guns, and machine guns—it was getting more and more intense. In this period the slogan started to appear on the walls: “on every street corner there are police, the junta didn’t end in ’73.”

On 6 December I was here in the apartment with my German friend. He was cooking in the kitchen and I was in the living room. Suddenly I heard a bang. I hadn’t heard any noises before that. Nothing was happening in the streets, no shouts, nothing. Without warning there was just a bang. It seemed to me that it came from down the street, on the lefthand side. Despite the surprise this time I remembered to grab my camera first. I was not in a panic, I didn’t feel anything unusual, I just calmly got the camera and went to the balcony. I didn’t think anything extraordinary had happened. I looked outside, but I didn’t turn the camera on in the beginning because nothing was happening. I saw a few youths down to the left, sitting like they always do. The young anarchists are always hanging out down there, although this night there were fewer than normal. And on the righthand side, up the street, I saw a police car parked at the corner. One moment after the police car drove off, I saw two cops coming back on foot, and this was very strange to me. I asked myself, what are they going to do? They arrived at the spot where the car had been before, and started provoking the kids, saying come on you pussies! When I heard this I shouted to the German guy, come look! The police came and they’re starting a fight. He would get a chance to see this phenomenon of the Greek cops provoking a fight by insulting people. It’s normal that the police speak bad to people, but this was too much. It was provocative because they parked the police car and they came walking back and shouting challenges. That’s how normal people start a fight. It was like a personal fight, not the usual provocation by police.

Immediately after that they both took out their guns, both the cops. This was never mentioned by the media. And I got one surprise after another. First they came back on foot, then they started a fight by insulting the kids, then they took out their guns, and then they took aim, in a moment when there was no challenge and no threat, there was no fight or confrontation going on. And they shot. I heard two shots but I can’t say if both of them shot or if one shot twice. It’s possible that one of them shot twice. And they turned around and just left, simple as that, as though nothing had happened. Me, until that moment, it didn’t occur to me to look to the left, to the group of kids, because it was all so incredibly strange, the behavior of these two policemen. There was no need to look to the other side because nothing was happening there. And then I heard the people in the street shout that a kid had been shot. And then I felt panic. I ran inside, grabbed the telephone and called an ambulance, and I went down to the street. I saw just one kid lying there, and I was shocked. Everybody was shouting and many people were fainting. The kid wasn’t dead yet, and a doctor had appeared and was trying to administer first aid. Then the ambulance arrived and he died inside in the ambulance, I think.

I found out from other people that the first bang had been a concussion grenade. Apparently someone had thrown a plastic bottle at the police car and yelled an insult as it was passing and the police responded by throwing the grenade from the car. That’s not so unusual here. It’s normal to shout, everyone in Greece is shouting at each other. So I’m sure the policemen hadn’t been threatened, they weren’t defending themselves. Really, if a policeman feels a serious threat, he doesn’t drive down to the next corner then walk back to clean up the situation. Usually when the police feel a threat or feel like they’re under attack, they drive off, they get out of there. The police were not on the defensive at that moment.

I went back up and tried to watch the video on my computer, but I couldn’t because I was missing some program. So I knocked on my neighbor’s door and said I recorded something but I don’t know what it is. Can we put it in your computer so I can see what it is? And we saw the video, and the way I felt, I had never felt that way in my entire life. We called down all the people from the entire neighborhood, everyone, we all came down onto the streets, and the energy, the atmosphere, was one of rage. It was overflowing all the streets, everywhere people were pouring out of their houses onto the streets. Everybody.

The riot police had the gall to come here, back to this corner where the first cop car had stopped, and where the shots were fired. And of course everybody started shouting at them, young people, old people, normal people, everyone was shouting at them to go the hell away.


About two hours after the shooting, it’s impossible to say exactly how long but it was about two hours. The secret police came. I was back in my house listening to the radio and the TV, which were saying there were riots in Exarchia, that the police had been attacked and fired in self-defense, but this wasn’t true. And the riots hadn’t even started yet. And from my window I saw men without uniforms looking at the walls of the buildings around the shooting. The secret police had come to search for the shell casings and the bullets, to investigate the area. I was with my neighbor, and I told him I was going down. I wanted to react somehow to what they were saying on the news. So I went down and I said that what they’re reporting on the television wasn’t true. One tall old guy came up to me with a greasy smile, and said, yes, and who are you? And I felt an amazing fear. Because I’m very naïve, I just felt the obligation to go down and say the truth. But this guy, he terrified me. So I backed off and said, no, who are you? And he told me his name and his position. He was the chief of the secret police agency, and he was in charge of the autopsy and investigation. They took my name and telephone, and they asked me if I was going to come to the central police station to testify, and I said yes.

He asked me what happened. I brought him to the exact point where the policemen were standing when they opened fire. And exactly at that point was where they found the shell casings. And they asked me if I had a vehicle, if I could drive myself to the station. And I said no and they told me I would come with them. I said I hoped the people wouldn’t bomb the police car on the way, and the chief laughed and said have no fear. He directed me to where a large group of riot police were gathered, and I found myself in the middle of a MAT squad. It was right at that moment that the people attacked. The chief disappeared immediately, he ran away and they left me while the people were attacking, and I saw all the guns that the police had and I flipped out. I couldn’t focus on anything, I felt how powerful theHe asked me what happened. I brought him to the exact point where the policemen were standing when they opened fire. And exactly at that point was where they found the shell casings. And they asked me if I had a vehicle, if I could drive myself to the station. And I said no and they told me I would come with them. I said I hoped the people wouldn’t bomb the police car on the way, and the chief laughed and said have no fear. He directed me to where a large group of riot police were gathered, and I found myself in the middle of a MAT squad. It was right at that moment that the people attacked. The chief disappeared immediately, he ran away and they left me while the people were attacking, and I saw all the guns that the police had and I flipped out. I couldn’t focus on anything, I felt how powerful people were, they were full of rage. I can’t remember if they were attacking with stones or molotovs or clubs, only that they were overpowering and I had to get out of there. I ran away by myself and came back to my house.

Of course I was expecting that they would call me for an interview as a witness. But they never did. I spoke with a lawyer of the movement, Yianna Kurtovick, she’s one of the members of the Network for the Defense of Political Prisoners and Immigrants. And she brought me to the examining magistrate. I had to go to find the judge because the police never called me to testify. And after I testified, some days later, they closed the whole area to make the official report to prove whether the bullet hit the kid directly or if it richocheted off the ground. That was the official story, that the one cop had fired at the ground and the bullet bounced up and hit him.

The magistrate, the photographer, and the secretary came up to my balcony to take photographs. The chief of the secret police was down in the street. I called out to him, Oh hello, you left me alone last time in the middle of a riot. And he answered, I didn’t abandon you, it was you who was afraid that the rioters would burn us alive. And I said to him, Don’t tell lies in front of all these people.

I remember telling myself some years ago that I lived in a military camp, with all the police around Exarchia. Now I say that I live in a warzone. What happened in December, I never believed that it could ever happen. Despite all the feelings of military occupation provoked by the police. For me, there was always a limit, always a final line, and when the police crossed this line, it was a qualitative change. Everything changed. Everyone understood that there was a certain horizon to the situation and beyond it everything was different. We have passed this horizon. And now I say that it is not a conflict anymore, now it is war.

In comparison with before December, everything is more powerful. The assassination of Alexis was like the cherry on top, the last straw. Now there is no more tolerance for the police. The killing was so outrageous, so far beyond the limits, that the people reacted and still they continue to react. They are getting empowered from the rage that was expressed at the moment of the killing. There were many other problems too besides police brutality, and these problems continue, but the people don’t tolerate these other problems either, not anymore.

So I’ll be in the trial of the policeman who killed Alexis. I was worrying about how I’ll feel towards the defense lawyer, because he’s defending a very bad person. Then I started to worry about the outcome of the trial, because if this cop ends up with only two or three years in jail, I don’t know how I would react. How do you react to the decision of a trial like this? Because many terrifying things are happening, and we hear about them and see them on the news, but it is very different when you saw it with your own eyes. It is not just words, it is a clear truth for you, there is no doubt about this, there is no distance from it. It is such an absolute truth, the assassination, it is like if you steal something from me in front of my eyes and then tell me it never existed. It is not something you just heard about from somewhere else. And I fear very much that if they find this cop not guilty, maybe my reaction will get me thrown in jail. I think about this all the time, as I prepare to testify.

In memory of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, Ian Tomlinson, Jean Charles de Menezes, Carlos Juliani and so many other people killed by police.

We don't forgive - We don't forget

6th December - 2:30 pm - Bristo Square, Edinburgh

Away from political parties and hierarchies. Face to face, with direct democracy, with direct actions.

Occupied Theatre School Salonica
Sunday 6/12 Manifestation

The only way to find out if we can swim, is to dive in the water...


If we have one thing to keep from last December, this is that the silence has finally been broken. Together with the social outbreak a great need for discussion broke through. We saw in the most barbaric way that the fairy tale we are being told, about “no dead ends in democracy” is nothing but a cheap lie of the authorities. There are plenty of dead ends. We see them in our dozens of everyday problems.

So how do we, as a society, react to that? We accept the “fairy tale”?

There is an exit from this system that destroys out lives and does nothing more than recreating and dealing with the corruptness created by its own self.

This exit exists in each one and all of us together. We just have to keep listening the message that came out from last year's insurrection.

Which message?

That the only way to liberate ourselves from the horrible reality we are living in is to start deciding for ourselves by ourselves. We have to realize that the logic “vote every four years and I' ll do the best for you” is the logic that maintains this rotten system.

Everybody is responsible for their lives and the society they are living in.

We have to recognize this responsibility and start making steps in order to cut the umbilical cord that still connects us with all kinds of authority. Steadily we have to start changing our surroundings, in order to manage to abolish calamitous institutions like the representative democracy, and to create other institutions based on the equal participation of everybody. These are the paths last December opened. And we need to continue walking on these paths without fear. In every neighborhood, every school, every university, in working spaces, for the immigrants, for the environment...without fear in everything concerning out lives.

It's better to decide for ourselves by ourselves, even if we make mistakes.

If so, the mistakes will be ours as well. We will learn, we will keep on, we will stand on our own feet

Open assembly at the occupation of the Theatre School, 122 Egnatias str, Thessaloniki Saturday 5/12 19:00


Manifestation Sunday 6/12, 12:30, Kamara.


At 8 pm a demo in memory of Alexis began is the small city of Corinthus. The demonstration was not previously called and started spontaneously by people gathered for other reason there. About 150 demonstrators moved in the central streets of the city. Near the university a riot police group with shields and teargas guns tried to approach the demo, but it was attacked with rocks. After that a bank was torched. The demonstration approached the police station and a few demonstrators attacked the cops that were standing in front of it, using molotof cocktails. 5 of the cops caught fire, dropped their shields and started running. the conflict with the police continued for some time... 1 arrest by the police is reported and he will pass tomorrow from the prosecutor, who will decide the charges. People are planning a solidarity gathering outside the court.

Friday, December 4, 2009


Sunday 6th december 2009
Solidarity demonstration with the struggle in Greece,
and to promote social struggle in the Netherlands.
Meeting point 15:00
Marie Heinekenplein (de Pijp)
Amsterdam

Don’t let murderers carry weapons in the name of the law.

6-12-08 Killing of a 16-year-old boy in Greece by the cops.
Not the first and not the last event of exploitation by the authoritiets.
Our Silence is complicity.
When the cops kill your kids, then you will get out of your cages.

“solidaridad aqui y ahora”
elidiomadelasolidaridad@gmail.com
Amsterdam
Athens, Polytechnic, Exarhia
Διοργάνωση:Assembly of Open Polytechnic University
OPEN ASSEMBLY OF POLYTECNIC YNIVERSITY ATHENS

One year after the December 6th 2008 MURDER of Alexandros Grigoropoylos

WE DO NOT FORGET - WE DO NOT FORGIVE

December 6th 2009: ALL IN THE STREETS [PROPYLAIA] 1.30[pm]

DIRECT RELEASE OF THE ARRESTED COMRADE AFTER THE SOLIDARITY RALLY FOR THE ANARCHIST G DIMITRAKIS December 3rd 09

VIDEO PROJECTION FOR THE UPRISING OF DECEMBER 08 -- FRIDAY DECEMBER 4th 6.00pm

OPEN ASSEMBLY -- FRIDAY DECEMBER 4th, 7.00pm

Activists from around the world who have gathered in Athens for the December Uprising Anniversary are welcome. Open 24hr a day for as long as we decide to keep it open. Come and participate!

ALERTA ANTIFASCISTA IN ALL THE WORLD!


We're doing a Manifestation at the
International Brigade Memorial at the South Bank. Friday 4/12/09 at 19.00 pm TODAY LONDON
in honour and solidarity with Russia Antifa and Rash Woldwide.

Turn up

No Pasaran


IMPORTANT! URGENT!

4-12-09

FRIDAY 4 OF DECEMBER/09 (///)

GREAT MARCH OF RASH UNITED (///)

ALL SECTIONS, CAF, BAF & ANTIFA MOVEMENTS!

GREAT ANTIFA MANIFESTACION IN ALL THE WORLD!

SUPPORT THIS IDEA IN YOUR ZONE NOW!

FOR IVÁN KOSTOLOM OF RASH MOSCÚ AND ALL DEAD ANTIFA
COMERADES!

ACTION DIRECT ON THE STREETS NOW!

R.A.S.H UNITED CREW! – THE CREW OF THE ACTION & THE
ORGANIZATION!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

7 and a half years to anarchist comrade Elias Nikolaou!

7 and a half years' imprisonment imposed by the Grand Jury in Thessaloniki on 26year old Elias Nikolaou, for the explosion of improvised incendiary devices outside the building of the Municipal Police in Evosmos, 2 on the morning of January 13, 2009. The Court decided to suspend the right to appeal.
After a hearing of two days, which ended late Thursday afternoon, the court found the 26year old guilty of possession of explosives (unanimously) and explosion hazard to people and things (a majority of 4-3 votes), and recognized mitigating circumstances in his former good character.
In his defense the 26 year old denied the charges, saying that a conspiracy was set up by the police against those of the antiauthoritarian movement. Members of the antiauthoritarian movement on the side of the accused, denounced the court's verdict, shouting slogans, while the withdrawal was completed without problems.
Meanwhile, the Alternative Initiative of the Thessaloniki Bar, announced its strong condemnation of police presence at the Court to mark the trial of Elias Nicholaou. The provocative presence led to abuse and civil rights lawyers recalled trials conducted in the emergency Military Courts of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile and the Military Courts of the Turkish junta.
Indeed, outside the Chamber of the trial there were two sets of riotcops prohibiting entry to those who were not "liked" it said in the communication, and even lawyers had to show their identity in four consecutive "blocks" in order to enter.

FREEDOM TO THE ANARCHIST COMRADE ELIAS NICHOLAOU!
FIRE TO ALL PRISONS!

NOTICE! THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY IS OPEN

Faced with political announcements and rumors of the closure of the universities from Thursday, December 3, given the protests a year after the state murder of Alexander Grigoropoulos, comrades in Athens decided to come and stay and with their physical and political presence keep the space open, preventing its closure.
The University and all colleges are large estates of any government and rectors shut them whenever they decide. They belong first and foremost to struggling people. This is why it was decided by the state to close schools in order not to let them be used by comrades as places of assembly, fermentation, counter information and actions.
We are keeping the University open and call tonight, Thursday, Dec. 3, to a 9 pm debate - Meeting for working out and coordinating collective action to fight the next day.
Asylum is in society and UNIVERSITIES! AND NO TO THE POLICE!
DO NOT FORGET - we do not forgive, 6 December 2008
The insurrection is not suppressed, the specter is haunting THE CITY


TODAY 4 DECEMBER ANARCHIST COMRADES ARE CALLING DEMOSTRATION
IN SOLIDARITY TO YIANNIS DIMITRAKIS BECAUSE ON DECEMBER 9
HE IS DUE IN THE IN THE COURT OF APPEAL IN ATHENS

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Here're some groups that took direct action in 2009:greece




* Summer Entropy Commandos
* Summer Tranquility Disturbance
* Arsonists' Collective
* Arsonists with dirty consciousness
* Anomie Cores "carpe noctum"
* "Zero Tolerance" Organization
* Solidarity Paths in Light
* Insurrectionary Consciousness
* Fighting Solidarity
* Conspiracy of the Fire Cores
* Immoral Vandals
* Antifascist Attack Cores
* Commandoes - Solidarity Memory
* Attack groups for the liquidation of the nation
* Fire Path Group
* Non-Patriot Saboteurs - Cores for the Spreading Insecurity
* Fire Shadows (they sabotaged the HSAP city trains)
* Revolutionary Consciousness
* "Fire Solidarity" (Hania)
* Anarchist Attack Group "Alexandros Grigoropoulos"
* Anomie's Contract / Erebus' Ambassadors
* Comandos Husscheyn Zhachyndhoul Jhachanghir / Revolutionary Intelligence Agency
* Morning Sabotage Group
* comando mauricio morales duarte.chile 22-5-09
* Syndicate for short-circuiting the system
* Antisexist Group
* Immediate Intervention Hood-wearers
* Coalition of Arsonists - Security Project / Night Arsonist Groups
* Council for the de-structualization of Order / Coalition of Arsonists
* Wild Wolves
* Night Arsonists from Halkida
* Conspiracists for the realization of insecurity
* Immoral City De-Structuralists
* Revolutionary Cores Alliance - Speedy Arsonist Agency
* Fire Cores Conspiracy / Nihilist Commandos
* Night Attack
* Destroyers of whatever is left of social peace
* Manières à la Liberté & Max Stirner Fighting Cores
* Consciousness Gangs
* Perama Extremists
* Revolutionary Match
* Arsonanarchist Strike
* Night Arsonist Groups
* Sectarians of Revolution
* Council for the de-structualization of Order
* Happy Sleep's Apostates
* Criminals of Thought and Action, 31/3/2009
* Delta Group (Disturbance of Order and Control)
* Arsonists' Millennium Cooperation
* Attack Group "Catherine Gulioni" (she was a prisoner killed by the state)
* Practical Anarchists
* Revolutionary Action for Freedom
* Organizers of Night Entertainment
* CHAOS: Chaotic Groups of Sabotage
* De-Structruralization Cores
* Nikola Tesla Commandos
* Carnivalists in the tune
Fascist bomb in Salonica, racist pogrom in Athens

Last Monday the fascist parastate made a double attack in Greece with the bombing of an antiauthoritatian centre in Salonica, and the pogrom against the arab community of Neos Cosmos in southeast Athens.

The fascist para-state has waged a double attack in the two major Greek cities, Athens and Salonica, on the night of Monday 23 November with police providing impunity to the perpetrators and the bourgeois media systematically under and misreporting the events.

In the case of Athens, a mob of fascist thugs attacked the arab community of Neos Cosmos, a southeastern neighbourghood of the metropolis, in the area of the proletarian blocks next to Syngrou avenue after 21:00. The fascists shouted racists slogans while beating the arabs on the street and smashing their shops, looting the tills and destroying their merchandise. The arab community was quick to mobilise a counterattack, chasing the fascists and forcing them to seek refuge in a block. At that moment strong riot police forces arrived which attacked the arabs, and let most of the fascists to escape. The cops then moved to detain 6 arabs and two fascists who claimed to be accidentally in the area playing basketball, and thus set free. Besides, the greek police in an attempt to cover the traces of its para-state accomplishes published a communique that claimed the clashes were between rival arab gangs. For many hours this story monopolised the news, and had to be revised in gross embarrassment after the intervention of left-wing parties and anti-racist organisations. The Radical Left Coalition has accused the police of being “provocatively inert” allowing the fascists to escape. Three arabs are reported to be in hospital wounded. The attack comes as a climax of racist bigotry on the side of the extreme-right, which seems to be losing its ability to control the area of Agios Panteleimonas where with the support of the police it had created a white-only zone through stabbing and beating people of color.

In the case of Salonica, the attack against the antiauthoritarian centre BuenoVentura came in the early hours of the morning, causing only material damage to the premises. Although initially the media reported the story as an anarchist attack against a cafe, once it became obvious it was a fascist bomb attack against an antiauthoritarian centre all reference to it stopped. The centre is located in a central spot of the city and is an active venue of social action and counter-information. What follows is the communique of the centre:

Regarding the ignition of an explosive device at the free social space “Buena Ventura” (Thessaloniki)

At the dawn of November 24, at 03:55 am, the free social space Buena Ventura (which hosts the assembly of the group Solidarity – Antiauthoritarian Movement) came under attack with a strong explosive device.

The way in which the device was placed reveals much about the morality of the perpetrators, a morality of murderers – since they did not just attack Buena Ventura, but the entire neighbourhood. In short, the windows of neighbouring blocks of flats were smashed by the explosion in a radius of 15 meters, while shattered pieces were whammed all around, posing an imminent danger to the lives of neighbours. Shattered pieces also hit three cars, which also highlights the murderous nature of the attack since any random passer-by could have been hit by them too.

The attack comprises the tip of the iceberg – part of the framework of repression and of the blooming of para-statist action over the decades. It begins with the activity of the para-statist group “Karfitsa” in the 1960s and comes all the way to the placing of the explosive device at Buena Ventura.

It becomes painstakingly obvious that free social spaces are being targeted – as approximately six months ago the haunt of the “Struggle Movement” (Sfentona) was also attacked. The method of the attack and the construction of the mechanism reveals that the perpetrators are the same, naturally raising the question of who will be next and – what scale of attack they will come under.

Such attacks comprise expressions of a fascist-type logic that aims at the terrorising of people in struggle; a logic that finds refuge and legitimacy on a practical level in the coordinated attack launched by authority against everything last year’s December has given birth to.

This witch haunt, the zero-tolerance schemes, the demonization of the anti-authoritarian movement both from mass media and from the state (from the mouth of the “Citizen Protector”, Minister Chrisochoidis), offers the strongest alibi for the activity of such circles, within and in parallel to the action of the state.

In our face, the entire movement was attacked, since we consider the choosing of our particular group for the attack entirely random. In our place it could have been anyone who has chosen the paths of struggle and resistance.

It could have been any free social space, haunt or squat. Through us, they attacked all those parts of society that revolted in December, since the symbolism of the date cannot be overlooked: the attack came only days after the mass mobilisations of November 17th and ten days before December 6th, marking a year from the assassination of Alexis Grigoropoulos.

Our response cannot be other than the one given by society itself during last year’s revolt: The state and its dogs won’t scare us.







Nov 25 2009

Update: Today after a press conference by the Buenaventura centre, the bourgeois media made a u-turn, portraying for the first time the attack as “ultra-right paramilitary”. Forensics demonstrated that the explosive device was a pipe-bomb filled with metal shrapnel which would have caused certain death to any passer-by. The media claim that the explosion was felt all around the centre of the city and that the police in making investigations amongst extreme-right groups.

2nd Update: As a response to the fascist violence against the arab community of Neos Cosmos in Athens, a protest march took the the streets around the scene of Monday’s pogrom. It must be not
update

The trial has been going on for several hours and many partners are there ... The cops are numerous and located around the courts. There is no information



just left
by the courts 1:12 pm, Wednesday, December 2, 2009
sat only deposit the first cop (lasted 2 hours) that caught ypoteithetai Elias. Accept many questions and dropped several contradictions. . In general, however, be read, but it was just that (in my opinion always) emerged, and it is in our favor. He appeared in several places that the ditty have read and understand words iven one litel baby!....

but as we saw elias is bouncing and strong!.theare many people in the courts, and a room full of comrades and friends of Elias

freedom to elias nikolaou.



Teleiose for today
telephone from 3:12 pm, Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Just finished the process today after having examined all the cops-witnesses who have committed a great contradictions.

tomoroow morning the trial is going on again! greece saloniki.

ON THE ATTACK IN KAISARIANI

Last night in the flames handed Kesariani a branch of Eurobank, Emporiki an ATM and a super market Sklavenitis (the main supplier of hellish democracy)

>THE FLAME OF INSERECTION IS ALIVE

NEVER FORGET NEVER FORGIVE 6/12/08

solidarity arrested demo lisbon april 2007‏

On the 25th of April 2007 happened in Lisbon an anti-authoritarian demo against fascism and capitalism. Close to 500 people took part on a march through one of the city’s richest areas, where paint was thrown at shops, banks and a riot cop van and slogans were spray painted on walls. To this shamelessness the guards of democratic order replied with a police charge and beatings against the demonstrators and everyone who were passing-by. As a result of this charge and of a few Hollywood-style chases throughout the city centre 11 individuals were arrested, charged among other things with insults and assaults on police officers. On the 7h of December 2009 the trial is due to begin, at the court Campus de Justiça de Lisboa.

We know that the real point is more than a few damaged windows and offended cops. It is the attempt to grab the totality of life and of using all the tools we want in the struggle against a social order that consumes and destroys individuals, our relationships and the world we inhabit. It is precisely because this democratic order can not tolerate all the beautiful and wild things and people that still exist that in the last few years we´ve seen and felt a growing criminalization in the media, and the persecution by the forces of repression, of many of our and others’ actions and daily activities.

In the struggle for the liberation of our lives, we know who our comrades are and who are our enemies, and we go on finding all the others with whom we can meet in the joy of revolt. The solidarity with the accused is not limited to that court nor to the dates set by others: it must spread and become part of a struggle that doesn’t have as a point of reference the steps taken by repression, but the steps that we in our own rebellion want to take.

Their attempt to stop us through fear, to isolate us or to make us change our discourse can only have as a result the merciless attack to a power that has no borders.

A few anarchists from Lisbon

Fuck Seattle! Fight Now!

SDAC releases new poster

Ten years after Seattle many in in radical movements are looking to that day as an example of how we should organize, and this approach has led us down a route of tactical repetition. In the days since Pittsburgh it has become clear to many of us that not only have we begun to see another way of fighting, we have begun to construct a whole other way of approaching action, an appraoch based in fluidity, affinity, and the ability to shift with circumstances. Gone are the days of the large scale mass protest with tactics planned down to the last detail, plans that can never adapt to any change in circumstance. Seattle was 10 years ago and even though it is an action that inspired many of us to get involved the conditions have changed. From the expansion of the police state to the construction of our spaces around the concept of “security” the state has become that much more pervasive. In the midst of this we have begun to find new ways of organizing, fighting, and moving that are more adapted to this shifting terrain. The static tactics of the past no longer are effective against an ever shifting state apparatus which has spent the last 10 years figuring out how to defeat these tactics. It is time to stop looking into the past and start seeing ourselves as the harbingers of the future.


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Call


The catastrophe is real and climate change is one of its many symptoms. The COP15’s inevitable talk of “saving the world from the climate crisis” is an elaborate hoax to disguise the COP15’s true purpose: to restore the legitimacy of global capitalism by inaugurating an era of “green” capitalism. A new rhetoric of “saving the climate” will exist to justify their repression, their fortified borders, their colonial resource wars. To give the Emperor new clothes. Our response to this astounding lie is an uncompromising and absolute NO to their system.

More has to be shaken than our holiday habits to sustain the world for times to come. It would be foolish to pin our hopes upon the very people who continue to kill off the planet for money. At Copenhagen, they will argue over how to properly create a market to commodify and so pollute the biosphere, dispossessing millions of people from their land to profit from destroying what remains of our earth. Governments and corporations will not sacrifice their growth to reduce carbon emissions, or only do so in order to create a new authoritarian regime for themselves.

The entire rhetoric of the “climate crisis” and the “financial crisis” is a cynical maneouvre by the state spin-doctors to deny the all-encompassing crisis of self-declared civilization. The COP15 will only attempt to hide the war that capitalism is waging against all life on the planet, a war that has spread across the entire globe for the last five hundred years, a war that encompasses the totality of even the oceans and atmosphere. In the midst of war, one does not talk of management and “technical solutions.” You cannot fight a war by pretending the war does not exist, by blinding yourself to repression and becoming complicit in accepting the false-promise of a petit bourgeois tranquility. Instead, one recognizes the enemy. One chooses a position. One fights.

Only by ridding ourselves of those who claim to be representing us and by defeating the ideology of endless economic growth, industrial production and consumption can we take control of our lives and planet. It is time to state: we are going to consciously attack the structures supporting the COP15: we will break through the lines of their police; we will refuse to negotiate with warmongering governments and the embedded media; we will refuse to side with sell-out NGOs and all the would-be managers of protest; we will refuse all governments and governance and not just de-legitimize the present ones. It is time to state why we think that insurrection is needed to actually begin the change everybody is so desperate for. Acting together in fundamental opposition to those in power we might get a first glimpse of the richness and opportunities possible when ideas, experiences and concepts are shared amongst people from all over the world.

On with the international brigades!

It’s social war not climate chaos!

Calender

November 30th 2009International day of action: Protesting the WTO summit in Geneva, global capitalism and warming up for the COP15
December 7th 2009First day of the COP15 summit
December 11th 2009DON'T BUY THE LIE! - protesting the summit Business Day
December 12th 2009Mass demonstration starting at the Danish parliament - Stay in the city. Choose your own space and way of protest.
December 13th 2009HIT THE PRODUCTION! - come and join the action to shutdown capitalist production
December 15th 2009RESISTANCE IS RIPE - agricultural action day
December 16th 2009Arrival of high delegates. 'RECLAIM POWER! Pushing for climate justice' action at the conference center, organizes by CJA
December 18th 2009The official last day of the summit

Solidarity Poster for Polykarpos Georgiadis and Vaggelis Chrisohoidis (greece)



POSTER SAYS:
did anyone speak of a
KIDNAPPING?
“…A handful of capitalists
have organized a criminal gang
and have kidnapped the proletarians,
demanding for ransom
their labor force,
merchandising their human activity,
their time (which is turned into money),
their own being itself…”
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
to vaggelis Chrisohoidis and Polykarpos Georgiadis
who the persecuting authorities, exactly because they denied to betray values and people,
accuse them as participators in the kidnapping of industrialist Milonas
anarchists from Serres from north-greece


Anarchists solidarity protest outside Korydallos prison, the main prison in Athens, at the time of the change of the year. This protest happens every New Year's Eve for the past six years. This year more than 400 people took part in the protest that interacted with the prisoners inside through shouting mutual slogans and fireworks. The main slogan was "The passion for freedom is stronger that your prisons".
NEW YEAR OUTSIDE IN KORRIDALOS PRISON 2011
Watch live streaming video from agitprop at livestream.com
FIRE TO ALL PRISONS

A society that punishes/the condition of incarceration/the prison of the mind/the prison as punishment/the rage of the damned will sound on the ruins of prisons/those denying obedience and misery of our era even within its hellholes/will dance together on the ruins of every last prison/with the flame of rebellion avenging whatever creates prisons.

To the prisoners struggle already counting one dead and thousands in hunger strike across greece, we stand in solidarity and anger until the destruction of every last prison.


ARSON AND WILDFIRE FOR EVERY PRISON

SOLIDARITY TO ALL PRISONERS IN GREECE


Keny Arkana - La Rage English Subtitles

1976 - 2000 Greek Anarchists Fight for Freedom

(December Riots in Greece)