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Savas Metoikidis’ text on the uprising of December 2008

Savas Metoikidis is the 45-year old teacher who hanged himself as a form of political protest in the evening of April 21 in his hometown of Stavroupoli, in northern Greece. What follows is a translation of a text he had penned for the uprising of December 2008 (greek original). Who are, after all, the hoodlums?  [...]

Little stories from IMF-run Greece: another political suicide as teacher and left-wing activist Savas Metoikidis ends his life

In the evening of April 21, 45-year old teacher and left-wing activist Savas Metoikidis hanged himself in his hometown of Stauroupoli, near the city of Xanthi in northern greece. Savas was a committed political individual and he has left behind a long manuscript explaining the reasons for his suicide, which will most likely be published [...]