Tag Archives: Greece
Greece Set for Winter of Rage
Since late September, Greece is seeing a resurgence of large-scale social unrest as workers launch repeated waves of strike action. Enraged by the government’s decision to implement a new round of austerity cuts; public transport workers have called a series of 24 and 48 hour strikes causing serious disruption. It included a 48-hour strike by [...]
From the Greeks Streets
Austerity measures cause massive unrest and conflict During the recent nationwide strike and the days that immediately followed, workers, radicals and migrants were all subject to an escalation in violent attacks by state organised forces and fascists, the level of which has not been seen on the streets of Greece for generations. The general strike, [...]
Thessaloniki 4 all found Not Guilty!
The four comrades, including UK anarchist Simon Chapman, have been found not guilty in Greek court of the charges going back to the EU Summit protests and riots in Thessaloniki in 2003. from a comrade in Greece: ALL four of the defendants are free. All the initial charges were dropped apart from “distinguished defiance of [...]
Thessaloniki 4 trial update Day #6
Update from day #6 of the Court of Appeals of our four comrades in Thessaloniki, Greece. http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/ Wednesday 26 January 2011 9am, Thessaloniki Courthouse With the prosecution having been completed and the defence witnesses rather hastily examined, it was now the job of the prosecutor to outline the reasoning of the laws being used to [...]
Thessaloniki 4 trial update Day #5
Update from day #5 of the Court of Appeals of our four comrades in Thessaloniki, Greece. http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/ Tuesday 25 January 2011 9am, Thessaloniki Courthouse (Day 5: for clarity, the information below has been put in a simpler order to help readers make sense of it: in reality, the day was disjointed with first one witness [...]
Thessaloniki 4 trial update Day #4
Update from day #4 of the Court of Appeals of our four comrades in Thessaloniki, Greece. http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/ Monday 24 January 2011 9am, Thessaloniki Courthouse Officer #15 arrested Michalis and alleged that he was carrying a bag containing 3 molotovs, 4 masks and a powerful slingshot. He stated that he had seen Michalis throw many molotovs [...]
Solidarity Demo for the Thessaloniki 4 :: Sat Jan 29th
Emergency Solidarity Demo for the Thessaloniki 4 Saturday January 29th 11am Greek Tourist Office 4 Conduit St London W1S 2DJ Map http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/ The saga of the trial currently taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece continues with a judgement on the four now due on Monday January 31st. It was always clear that the trial and the [...]
Thessaloniki 4 trial update Day #3
by some attendants in solidarity Tuesday 18 January 2011 9am, Thessaloniki Courthouse. The Court opened and began hearing the testimony of police officer #10, from an Athens-based riot squad. He was Fernando’s arresting officer. He testified how his squad had arrived on Ignatia firing gas and was immediately confronted by a group of demonstrators, who [...]
Thessaloniki 4 trial update Day #2
Update from day #2 of the Court of Appeals of our four comrades in Thessaloniki, Greece. http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/ Monday 17th January 2011 The day would be spent examining more police prosecution witnesses, including some policemen who had been involved in the arrest of Simon Chapman, and others who had arrested other demonstrators (not the Thessaloniki 4).
Thessaloniki 4 trial update Day #1
by some attendants in solidarity What follows is the first in a series of updates that will cover the Court of Appeals of our four comrades in Thessaloniki, day by day. Background information at http://www.salonikisolidarity.org.uk/ Friday 14 January 2011 9am, Thessaloniki Courthouse. The legal team of the defendants succeeded in its application to change one [...]
