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Daily Archives: May 12th, 2011

#581 | Updates from Athens

Thursday, May 12, 2011

19:00 (GMT+2) During the last few hours, Neonazis have attempted to carry out anti-migrant pogroms in central Athens. Clashes between Anti-fascists and migrants, on the one side, and fascists and riot police on the other side take place in the centre  of the city while the rally in Propylea is starting. At about 18:25 several [...]

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#580 | First announcement from the occupied Refectory building in Propylaea, Athens

Thursday, May 12, 2011

(via contra-info) In the May 11th general strike demonstration, thousands of protesters voiced their opposition to the Greek government’s anti-social measures which directly affect workers. While the predatory policy of the ‘Troika’ along with the cooperating Greek government, is pushing even larger sections of society in absolute poverty and destitution, the riot police forces are [...]

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#579 | Refectory of Athens University is Occupied – Demos in 17 Cities

Thursday, May 12, 2011

At least 3 demonstrators had to have medical operations the last 24 hours as result of their injury by riot police during the 11/05/2011 General Strike demonstration. The refectory of University of Athens in Panepistimious Av. in the centre of Athens is occupied and an assembly will take place there after the 18:00 demo. Loudspeakers [...]

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#578 | Announcement of Hospital Doctors Union (Local Branch of Nikaia General Hospital)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

This announcement was issuied yesterday while Yiannis K. was having an operation in Nikaia’s General Hospital Local Branch of EINAP [Union of Hospital Doctors Of Athens and Piraeus] General Hospital of Nikaia 11/05/2011 Today we witnessed the unlimited and profound brutality used by the Greek goverment of the Austerity Memorandum, in its effort to suppress [...]

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#577 | Breaking news – Bangladeshi migrant assassinated in Athens, unconfirmed reports this is a fascist attack

Thursday, May 12, 2011

A man of Baghladeshian origin was assassinated in the Ano Patisia neighbourhood of central Athens in the early hours of May 12th. Unconfirmed reports so far in mainstream media claim the attack was by fascists.

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#576 | Regarding the extremely serious injury of demonstrator Yiannis K. and the attempted cover-up by the police

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Greek original   Regarding the extremely serious injury of demonstrator Yiannis K. and the attempted cover-up by the police Yiannis K., who is currently intubated in a critical condition at the intensive care unit of the Nikaia Hospital in Athens having received murderous blows to his head by the Riot Police, was one of the [...]

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#575 | Condition of 30-year old demonstrator attacked by police remains life-threatening and critical; emergency demonstration called for May 12th in Athens

Thursday, May 12, 2011

The condition of the 30-year old demonstrator who was attacked by police during the May 11th General Strike demonstration in Athens remains life-threatening. The 30-year old has been placed in a medically induced coma. The next 48 hours will be crucial in determining his fate. He was a member of the Assembly of Resistance and [...]

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#574 | Photos and videos from the lethal police attack against demonstrators in Athens today

Thursday, May 12, 2011

         

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