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Daily Archives: May 13th, 2011

#584 | Anti-fascists occupy fascist gathering point in Thessaloniki; in Athens fascists stop bus, force passengers out, beat migrants; anti-fascist gatherings continue, as the city sees fourth night of extreme tension

In Thessaloniki, a fascist gathering at the square opposite the city’s train station was temporarily cancelled after approximately 300 anti-fascists gathered at the point first. The fascists were forced to meet at their headquarters instead. There are two demonstrations in the city at the moment, a fascist one (around 50-people strong) and an anti-fascist one, [...]

#583 | Coma, comma, question mark.

The second morning after is covered by the shroud of normality. Curious commuters on the streets, friends at the other end of the line, random people in shops tune their conversations to unveil it. “-How is Yiannis doing?” “-Still the same.” “-Will he make it?” “-We shall see.” People take turns in making and answering [...]

#582 | 21-year old Bangladeshi migrant stabbed to death in Athens, almost certainly by fascist thugs; 4-5,000 march in the city against police repression; fascist pogrom during the day sees at least 15 more migrants hospitalised

In the early hours of May 12th a 21-year old Bangladeshi migrant was stabbed to death in the Kato Patisia district of Athens. The victim, wrongly reported in mainstream news (and reposted on this blog) as a Pakistani migrant, was lethally stabbed almost certainly by fascist thugs who have launched a series of attacks in [...]